Istanbul: A Turkish bureaucrat said on Friday that Turkey’s decision to transfer the case over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia was not political. The move, requested by a state prosecutor and approved by Turkey’s justice ministry, came as Ankara seeks to improve ties with Riyadh. “It was an ongoing trial and legal proceeding. It’s not us, not politicians, not the government that referred this case to Saudi Arabia. The courts have done it,” the high-level Turkish bureaucrat told journalists.
