The Istanbul prosecutor has asked to "close the file" in the case of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist murdered in Turkey in 2018, so that he can be transferred to Saudi Arabia, Turkish media reported on Thursday.
A request confirmed by the family
According to the private DHA news agency, the prosecutor argued that "the case is dragging on because court orders cannot be carried out, as the defendants are foreign nationals".
The request was confirmed by Khashoggi's fiancée on Twitter.
"During today's hearing (...), the prosecutor requested, in accordance with the Saudi request, the transfer of the file to Saudi Arabia and its finalization in Turkey", indicated Hatice Cengiz.
A trial last July
At the end of February, the latter urged Turkey to "insist on justice being done" and not to give up the benefit of a rapprochement with Riyadh.
The trial of 26 Saudi nationals accused by Turkey of murdering Jamal Khashoggi opened in July 2020, in their absence.
The next hearing is scheduled for April 7.
The murder of Khashoggi, killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, poisons relations between the two Sunni regional powers.
But Ankara, in the grip of an economic crisis and inflation at its highest for 20 years, has been seeking a rapprochement with Riyadh for several months.
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