Khashoggi fiancee calls for justice as 20 Saudi officials go on trial in Turkey

Hatice Cengiz hopes trial in absentia will reveal circumstances of journalist's death and location of remains

The fiancee of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has told a Turkish court that all avenues for justice must be explored as 20 Saudi officials went on trial in absentia over the gruesome killing and dismemberment in Istanbul in 2018.

Taking the witness stand on Friday morning at Istanbul's Calayan courthouse complex, Hatice Cengiz had to pause several times to stop her voice from breaking. The absence of the 20 defendants, as well as Khashoggi's still missing remains, weighed heavily over the proceedings.