Family, friends offer funeral prayers for Khashoggi
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yasin aktay adviser to turkish president tayyip erdogan called on saudi prince mohammed to distance himself from the legal proceedings saying there is no chance to have a court proceeding that is independent from the crown prince in saudi arabia1 reutersnan family and friends of slain saudi journalist jamal khashoggi offered funeral prayers in saudi arabia and turkey on friday for the repose of the soul of the late journalist killed by agents of his own government1 reuters correspondent huseyin aldemir reported that people attended the symbolic funeral prayer for khashoggi at the courtyard of fatih mosque in istanbul on nov. 161 mourners raised their hands in prayer outside fatih mosque asimam recited quranic verses under a tent set up to protect them against rain and khashoggis friends eulogized him1 what we heard yesterday from the saudi public prosecutor is not the justice we were expecting or waiting for but represents injustice itself said ayman nour a liberal egyptian politician1 the case sparked global outcry and mired the kingdom in crisis1 also thousands of worshippers at meccas grand mosque and the prophets mosque in medina khashoggis hometown joined in prayers for the deceased though the imams did not mention his name1 for weeks khashoggis family urged saudi and turkish authorities to find his remains and hand them over for burial but the saudi prosecutor said their whereabouts were unknown1 islamic tradition places immense importance on proper handling of the dead mandating quick burial1 the revelation that the body was dismembered had thus been particularly disturbing1 the decision to hold prayer services in the absence of a body suggests that the family does not expect it to be recovered1