Khashoggi’s fiancé is challenging the transfer of his murder case to Saudi Arabia.
The nominee for the critical Saudi journalist stressed that under the legal system, he would challenge Turkey’s decision to transfer Khashoggi’s murder case to Saudi Arabia.
Khadijeh Changiz, the fiancée of “Jamal Khashgechi”, a critical Saudi journalist, stated that she intends to challenge Turkey’s decision to transfer the murder case of her fiancé to Saudi Arabia.
According to AFP, today (Thursday), Turkish media reported that Ankara had suspended Khashkchi’s trial and transferred the case to Saudi Arabia following a ruling by the Ministry of Justice, which Genghis stressed in response to Turkey’s action. “We will challenge this decision in accordance with our legal system.”
Following a statement by the Turkish President on improving relations with the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, the media reported today (Thursday) that a Turkish court had suspended the trial of the perpetrators of the murder of Jamal Khashgechi, a columnist for the American newspaper The Washington Post, and handed it over. Issued to Saudi courts.
AFP reported that the Turkish judiciary had approved the transfer of Khashgechi’s murder case to Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Turkish media reported that the Turkish Ministry of Justice had agreed to refer the case to Saudi Arabia.
Jamal Khashgechi, a journalist critical of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was brutally murdered in October 2018 at the Riyadh Consulate in Istanbul. In response to the assassination, Ankara officials convened a trial in absentia to try the perpetrators, which, among other things, severely strained relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The US government said in a report on the killing that it was carried out on the direct orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country is in a difficult economic situation, has recently begun efforts to integrate with the Arab Gulf states, and has also expressed a desire to strengthen Turkey’s relations with Saudi Arabia.
