Turkish court suspends trial of 26 Saudis accused of killing Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul (Emrah Gurel/AP)

A Turkish court has suspended the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused of the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and said the case should be transferred to Saudi Arabia.

The decision comes despite warnings from human rights groups that turning the case over to the kingdom would lead to a cover up of the killing which has cast suspicion on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.