Khashoggi murder trial begins in Turkey in absentia
06 July 2020 |
10:52 am
The trial in absentia of 20 Saudi suspects accused of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, including two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, begins in Istanbul.
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