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Istanbul, Jul 3 (EFE).- Twenty Saudi citizens went on trial in absentia in Turkey on Friday for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The Saudi reporter, 59, who was a vocal critic of the Saudi royal family, was killed inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018.FOOTAGE OF THE COURT HOUSE AND SOUNDBITES OF HATICE CENGIZ, KHASHOGGI'S FIANCEE.Translation:"The first trial was held here today. The process was very debilitating for me. We requested to attend the trial, it was accepted, so we will follow up on the trial. It will not be an emotional burden on our shoulders, we want to follow the case very closely."
The trial in absentia of 20 Saudi suspects accused of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, including two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, begins in Istanbul. IMAGES
A minute of silence is held in Istanbul to mark the first anniversary of the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post columnist was killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, in an operation that reportedly involved 15 agents sent from Riyadh. His body was never found. IMAGES
The EU's top diplomat Federica Mogherini says all those "really responsible" for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi have to be held accountable. SOUNDBITE
Images of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where Turkish police believe prominent Saudi journalist and critic Jamal Khashoggi was murdered after he went missing on Tuesday, according to an unnamed government official. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).