Turkish prosecutor closes Khashoggi case file

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 Today, Thursday, the Turkish Public Prosecutor announced the suspension of the trial in absentia of the 26 Saudi defendants - according to the Turkish Public Prosecutor - in the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and referring the case to the Saudi authorities.

The Turkish Public Prosecutor said that the Saudi authorities had previously requested to refer the case to it and to cancel the so-called red notices issued against the accused.

states that the case; In it, the Saudi judiciary said its word in 2020, after it researched and investigated it from all sides, and legal rulings were issued, and the file has been closed since then..

And a statement was previously issued by the competent authorities in the Kingdom that this is a heinous crime that constituted a flagrant violation of the laws and values ​​of the Kingdom, committed by a group that exceeded all regulations and violated the powers of the agencies in which they were working, and all necessary judicial measures were taken to investigate the accused and bring them to justice. Final judicial proceedings in 2020 and welcomed by the Khashoggi family - may God have mercy on him -. The file, which has long been used politically in Turkey and the United States, was closed.