A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Saudi Arabia, raising fears of impunity for a crime that sparked international outrage.
A Turkish court yesterday confirmed a halt to the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the killing of Saudi Arabian critic Jamal Khashoggi and its transfer to Riyadh, a decision that has angered rights groups.
The 59-year-old journalist was killed inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018, in a gruesome murder that shocked the world.
A Turkish court began the trial in 2020 with relations tense between the two Sunni Muslim regional powers.
However, with Turkey desperate for investment to help pull it out of economic crisis, Ankara has sought to heal the rift with
Fiancee of Saudi dissident brutally murdered in kingdom's consulate vows to appeal the move, which a defense lawyer called entrusting "the lamb to the wolf."