Mohammed Abdul Malik - Istanbul

A new twist in the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. While voices in the US Congress are calling for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be held accountable for being behind the crime, human rights claims are escalating.

In response to these calls and pressure, Ankara responded to the developments. The Turkish prosecutor asked for two arrest warrants against two of the Saudi Crown Prince's two associates, intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri and adviser to bin Salman Saud al-Qahtani.

Actual steps
On the nature of the steps that Turkey might take and the procedures that will be followed in order to prosecute the wanted men, Al Jazeera Net talked with Yassin Aktay, advisor to the Turkish president and leading figure in the Justice and Development Party.

Aktay confirmed to Al-Jazeera Net that the Turkish court will take over the next few days based on the prosecution's claims that it has launched. Turkey will demand Interpol to arrest Ahmad Asiri and Saud al-Qahtani.

Yassin Aktay: Turkey will demand the arrest of Saudi suspects via INTERPOL (Turkish press)

The presidential adviser said that if Saudi Arabia refused to extradite the suspects initially, then Turkey would take measures commensurate with international laws in this regard, although Saudi Arabia if it took this step, it means that it does not trust the Turkish judiciary, which will be more neutral and objective than the Saudi judiciary.

He called on Aktay Riyadh, speaking to Al Jazeera Net in serious cooperation with the Turkish judicial authorities, which will certainly work on a fair trial of the accused, regardless of any other matters.

Legal escalation
These legal proceedings that Aktay talked about were separated by experts in international law. Al-Jazeera Net also spoke with them, including the expert on international law Abdel-Majid al-Marari, who stressed that what should be followed first is a judicial ruling in the Khashoggi case.

Abdul-Majid al-Marari: the priority to issue a court judgment of the Turkish courts (the island)

He explained that any international prosecution from any particular country requires a judicial ruling in the matter, in the sense that there should be a judicial conviction from a judicial body, whether the Saudi or Turkish courts, and this has contributed to facilitate the approval of the Saudi Public Prosecution of the crime and identify the names of those involved .

"Turkey should apply to INTERPOL for prosecution, and INTERPOL must respond to Turkey in this, first as Ankara is a member and because it also has evidence to prove that Al-Qahtani is involved," said Al-Marari, who serves as director of the Middle East and North Africa division of the IFDI organization in Paris. And Asiri in crime. "

This is the only judicial means that Turkey can follow in accordance with Al-Marari. Asiri and Al-Qahtani must be registered in the Red Badge as a first step, because INTERPOL has several badges.

He continued by saying that after that the entry of those concerned to any country across its borders, and when trying to enter any state arrested as is customary in the way the work of INTERPOL.

Saudi Options
Tawfiq al-Humaidi, an expert in international law, said that Khashoggi's assassination had taken on various dimensions, most recently the legal dimension of the law applicable in such a crime.

Accordingly, "the Turkish judiciary is based on the fact that the crime was committed on Turkish territory and therefore it is within its competence to consider this case and prosecute the perpetrators regardless of their nationality or affiliation. This is an inherent principle of the crime law on the right of the Turkish judiciary or national crime in trial Such as these, "according to Hamidi.

Al-Humaidi, the head of the Sam organization for rights and freedoms in Geneva, believes that the Turkish judiciary's investigation of a serious investigation into the case is a normal procedure in accordance with the rules of Turkish internal criminal law or common international criminal law.

Entrance of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul (Anatolia Agency)

Al-Humaidi asserts that the issuance of an indictment against both Asiri and Al-Qahtani is realistic and natural, and that the jurisdiction of the Turkish judiciary is particularly important. The proceedings have been conducted in accordance with international law and according to the evidence and evidence of the Turkish judiciary. Has been planned in advance by a Saudi team prepared for this purpose, although he tried in one way or another to remove responsibility for the Saudi Crown Prince.

"Now that the memo has been issued, there are two ways to reach the accused; either Saudi Arabia will extradite the accused, especially if there is a specific agreement and a specific political agreement before the Turkish courts to try them in accordance with the Turkish Criminal Code and to ensure a fair and fair trial. International arrest of Interpol to try the accused. "