ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Thursday confirmed a halt of the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi and its transfer to Riyadh.
"We decided to halt and hand over the case to Saudi Arabia," the judge said.
Turkey seeks to shelve Khashoggi case
The 59-year-old journalist was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 in a gruesome murder that shocked the world.
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