Saudi Arabia’s closed-door trials of 11 people accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi do not meet international standards and should be open to the public and expert international observers, stated Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur leading an independent human rights inquiry into Khashoggi’s killing,  OHCHR reported.

Saudi Arabian opposition columnist Khashoggi disappeared in Saudi Arabian Consulate General in Istanbul on October 2. The Turkish authorities stated that Khashoggi was killed at the consulate.  He was killed by the members of special group who arrived in Istanbul from Riyadh. The authorities of the Saudi Arabia denied the fact of murder for more than 2 weeks. Eventually,  they admitted that Khashoggi was killed, but said that this happened  "accidentally" while trying to “persuade” him to return to his homeland. Within the framework of the case, 11 people were arrested.

The authorities of Turkey declared that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the murder of the Saudi journalist.  This version was supported to some extent by the US intelligence which assumed that even if Mohammed did not give the order to kill, but in any case knew about it.
His body has not been found.