The court ruling in the Kasogi case is less than expected



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Turkey said last night that its final court ruling From Saudi Arabia to eight of the 11 accused of the murder of journalist Jamal Kasogi with the cancellation of the death sentences imposed on them in the first instance, it is “far from the expectations of the international community.”

“The final verdict delivered today by a Saudi court on the murder of journalist Jamal Kasogi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul does not meet the expectations of Turkey and the international community.”Fahrettin Altun, representative of the Turkish presidency, highlighted on twitter.

“We still don’t know what happened to Kasogi’s body, who wanted him dead or if there were local accomplices, which calls into question the credibility of the legal proceedings in Saudi Arabia.”added the Turkish official.

At the same time, he asked Riyadh to cooperate with the investigation carried out by the Turkish authorities into the murder of the journalist. HE Turkey He started his own trial against the suspects in July.

Kasogi, 59 years old, who was initially a supporter of the Saudi regime but later became a fierce critic, was assassinated in October 2018 inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he had gone to receive a document about his marriage to his fiancée, his fiancee.

His body was never found.

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