Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey The prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi requested Thursday that their trial in absentia be suspended and the case be transferred to Saudi Arabia Khashoggi killing: Turkey prosecutor asks to halt trial of SaudisDevelopment comes as Turkey seeks a thaw in relations with Saudi Arabia that worsened after the journalist’s murder. Turkish prosecutor seeks to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killingA Turkish prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to halt the trial in absentia of Saudi suspects over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and transfer the case to Saudi authorities.