The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s office has filed application with penal court for arrest warrants for Saudi Arabia’s former deputy intelligence head General Ahmed Asiri and Saud al-Qahtani, former aide of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, local media reported on Dec. 5.
There is “strong suspicion” that Asiri and Qahtani were among planners of Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, a statement by the office said.
The move reflects the view that Saudi authorities will not take formal action against those two Saudis, Reuters quoted a senior Turkish official.
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