Journalist murder case sued by Crown Prince Saudi Arabia at Consulate General October 21 12:53
At the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Turkey, a woman who was a fiancée accused the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, alleging that Crown Prince Muhammad of Saudi Arabia was involved in the murder. I brought it to an American court.
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has written critical articles about the Saudi government, was murdered at the Saudi Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey.
Hatige Jengiz, a fiancé, and a human rights group founded by Khashoggi before the murder, alleged that more than 20 people, including Crown Prince Muhammad of Saudi Arabia, were involved in the murder on the 20th. Raised in the federal district court.
"I want to know the truth. I want to leave it to the American judicial system, which values justice and human rights," Jengiz said in a press conference online on the 20th, explaining why he filed a lawsuit in the United States.
Last month, a Saudi Arabian court sentenced five people to 20 years in prison for being involved in the case.
A UN special rapporteur investigating the case accused the Saudi Arabian government of responding, saying that "the trial ended unfairly and uncertainly."