A Turkish prosecutor demands the arrest of people close to the Saudi prince in the Khashoggi case | World

According to a document sent to court by the prosecutor's office, the Attorney General's office in Istanbul has requested the detention order against Ahmed al-Assiri, former deputy chief of intelligence, and Saud al Qahtani, former counselor of the royal court. . The documents mention "strong suspicions" about their involvement in the planning of Khashoggi's badbadination.

Khashoggi, a contributor to the Washington Post, was murdered on October 2 at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Investigations revealed that the journalist, an American citizen, had been tortured, killed and quartered inside the agency.

On Wednesday, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said that an international investigation into this case, which she described as a "horrific murder," was necessary.

After CIA director Gina Haspel published a report on the case, US senators said Tuesday (4) that Mohammed bin Salman was guilty of killing Khashoggi.

The indictment against the Saudi monarchy even left the Republican Party, the same as that of President Donald Trump – who decided to maintain a "firm" relationship with the old ally of the Middle East. East. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is "the accomplice of Khashoggi's badbadination".

Graham said that Saudi Arabia is a strategic ally and that the relationship with the country "deserves salvation, but not at all costs". […] If the Saudi government has been in the hands of this man for a long time, I have a lot of trouble doing business. I think it's crazy, I think it's dangerous, and it endangers the relationship [dos dois países]"said Graham.

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Democrats also accuse Prince

Opposition senators also demonstrated credibility in the CIA report accusing bin Salman Bob Menendez, the leader from the Democratic Party to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said "convinced" that the United States should take action against the Saudi regime, including its position on the conflict in Yemen.

"Before the report, I was convinced that the United States should take action against the war in Yemen and against the Saudis. I have just consolidated my opinions after this report, "said the senator, who hopes the Senate will do so" send a strong and unequivocal message "in both cases.