Turkish Court Transfers Khashoggi Murder Case To Saudi Arabia
Thursday’s ruling in an Istanbul criminal court came as a stunning overthrow by Turkey, which in the years following Kasogi’s assassination at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul took extraordinary steps to publicize the Saudi government’s role in the conspiracy. More recently, however, the Erdogan government has sought to improve ties with the kingdom as Turkey faces one of its worst economic crises in decades. Turkish prosecutor demands transfer of Kasogi murder trial to Saudi Arabia The court ruling was strongly criticized by human rights groups on Thursday, as well as by Hatice Cengiz, Kasogi’s fiancée, who alerted the world for the first time since the journalist’s disappearance after entering the Saudi consulate one afternoon....