Turkey Suspends Trial of Saudi Suspects in Khashoggi Killing
The court ruled to halt the trial in line with the Justice Ministry's “positive opinion,” the private DHA news agency reported.
“It's a scandalous decision,” said Emma Sinclair-Webb, the Turkey director for the New York-based Human Rights Watch, asserting that the court had"rubber stamped" a political decision that would allow the government to repair its ties with Saudi Arabia. “The two countries may be making an agreement, the two countries may be opening a new chapter ... but the crime is still the same crime,” she said. “The people who committed the crime haven't changed. Governments and states must have a principled stance.”
The slaying sparked international outrage and condemnation. Western intelligence agencies, as well as the U.S. Congress, have said that an operation of such magnitude could not have happened without knowledge of the prince.
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