Khashoggi was threatened by Saud al-Qahtani, Egyptian Ayman Nourin told the court in Istanbul. Khashoggi spoke about a phone call with Qahtani when he lived in Washington DC. It was said at the time that they knew his children and where they lived. The continuation of the trial in absentia against 26 suspects has been postponed to March 4.
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Khashoggi was murdered in 2018 after entering the Saudi embassy to obtain documents for the wedding to his Turkish fiancé Hatice Cengiz, who was waiting for him outside.
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According to Turkish authorities, Khashoggi was murdered by a Saudi commando and his body was cut to pieces. His remains have never been found.
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