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Jamal Khashoggi murder case: Turkey charges 20 Saudi nationals
Turkey accuses 20 suspects in the October 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.
Prosecutors say Saudi Arabia's former deputy intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri and former royal adviser Saud al-Qahtani have been charged with inciting murder.
The remaining 18 have been accused of committing "willful and extrajudicial killings" inside the Saudi embassy.
Western intelligence agencies say the murder was committed at the behest of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but he denied that.
A UN special envoy says Khashoggi was killed deliberately, deliberately, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible for the extra-judicial killings.
Before the assassination, 59-year-old journalist Jamal Khashoggi worked for the Washington Post and was among the critics of the Saudi government.
Saudi authorities blame 'illegal operation' for Khashoggi's death In December, a Saudi court sentenced five unidentified men to death while three others were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Khashoggi murder case.
What are the charges?
According to the indictment in Istanbul on Wednesday, Ahmad Asiri and Saud al-Qahtani were accused of deliberately and inciting and harassing Bahamian killings.
The prosecution's statement says 18 other people are accused of implementing the murder plot. These include members of the Saudi Royal Guard, a forensic expert and a Saudi intelligence officer who has traveled in the past with Wali Ehmed Mohammed bin Salman.
The indictment was based on statements from witnesses, digital equipment analysis of Khashoggi and records of people coming to Turkey, the statement said.
Saudi Arabia has not yet made a statement about the crime
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi?
In 2017, journalist Jamal Khashoggii emigrated to the United States with a self-imposed exile. On October 2, 2018, he went to the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul to obtain some documents to marry his fiancée, Hatif Genghis.
Investigators say that while the elephants were waiting outside the embassy, Jamal Khashoggi was killed and his body was broken into pieces. The remains of the clan were never found.
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The murder shocked the world. UN Special Envoy Agnes Collard says there was enough evidence to suggest that the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi officials held high positions could be held accountable.
He called for an independent and impartial international inquiry.
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