Turkey to send case against Khashoggi's alleged killers to Saudi Arabia
A Turkish court has confirmed a request from prosecutors to transfer the case against the alleged assassins of Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, shutting down a trial that had been a centrepiece of attempts to cast light on the plot and expose the hit squad’s ultimate leader.
The move ends any meaningful hope of securing justice and paves the way for a political reset between the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler whose security aides were on trial in Istanbul and who is widely believed to have ordered the murder.
It follows Erdoğan’s attempts to reboot relations with regional rivals, including the UAE and Egypt. The veteran leader faces an election next year in which Turkey’s stagnating economy is likely to feature prominently, and his moves in the Middle East are aimed at boosting trade and investment ties that could ease the downturn.
The Khashoggi case had been an obstacle to warmer political ties, and Riyadh had made clear to Ankara that a thaw could only come with an end to the continuing exposure of the 2018 slaying.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/07/turkish-court-sends-case-of-26-accused-over-khashoggi-killing-to-saudi-arabia
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Erdogan would rather kiss Saudi ass than attempt any form of justice. Why am I not surprised.
Although I try to have hope for this world, the older I get, the more I believe in mappo.
namo amitābhāya tathāgatāya tadyathā
amṛt[od]bhave amṛta[siddhambhave]
amṛtavikrānte amṛtavikrāntagāmini
gagana kīrtī[kare] svāhā
