Turkey to prosecute 20 Saudis over Khashoggi’s murder

Turkey has filed a chargesheet against at least 20 Saudis over the brutal murder of renowned journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi embassy in Istanbul.

As per the chargesheet developed by Turkey – which was the first country that identified the involvement of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the murder, at least eighteen of those who appear in the chargesheet have direct involvemet in the crime carried out allegedly with the blessings of the Crown Prince inside the Saudi embassy situated in Istanbul, and the rest two faces the charge of instigating the murder.

The chargesheet supports the west’s observation that the Saudi Prince or those close to the prince have a connection with the crime.

Mr. Khashoggi, who was a Saudi by origin, and who was known for his political writings about the Saudi Arabian politics, was a very vocal critic of the Saudi Crown Prince.

The last time he was seen alive was when he entered into the Saudi embassy based in Istanbul to do some paperworks for his marriage. His fiancé was outside the embassy then. She was the one who alerted the Turkey authorities about the missing.

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