A/HRC/41/CRP.1 be established and the Turkish prosecutor share the investigative file with Saudi Arabia. 122 On 30 October, the Turkish Prosecutor provided the Saudi Prosecutor with the evidence in his possession. 123 165. Further, in an interview with the Special Rapporteur, Turkey’s Chief Public Prosecutor said that the Saudi Prosecutor extended an invitation for him to go to Saudi Arabia, which he rejected. Overall, the Turkish Prosecutor was disappointed with the meetings with Saudi officials and said publicly that “despite our well-intentioned efforts to reveal the truth, no concrete results have come out of those meetings.” 124 During their three days in Turkey, the Saudi Prosecutor also visited the Saudi Consulate as well as the offices of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization in Istanbul. 125 The Saudi Prosecutor and his delegation departed Turkey on 31 October. 166. On 4 November, the remaining members of the Saudi Mabahith team left Turkey. 126 The same day, during a CNN interview, Mr. Khashoggi’s sons, Salah and Abduallah Khashoggi, asked the Saudi authorities to return their father’s body so they could perform a traditional burial.127 167. On 5 November, the Third Criminal Court in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for the fifteen Saudi officials and three members of the Consular staff who assisted them (Mr. Muflih Almuslih, AAA and SA). The same day, the Chief Public Prosecutor issued extradition requests for the eighteen. 168. On 12 November, the Saudi Ambassador to Germany, Prince Khalid Bin Bander, reasserted that the Saudi authorities were investigating Mr. Khashoggi’s killing. He said, “Our government is investigating the case very carefully. We have to wait for the results of the investigation. We will know who did what and when. We take this very seriously and our authorities have already arrested 18 suspects in Saudi Arabia. There have been layoffs in the security apparatus. We will ensure that those responsible are punished.” XIII. Indictments and trials in Saudi Arabia 169. On 15 November, Shalaan Alshalaan, Saudi Deputy Public Prosecutor and Spokesperson, announced that the Saudi authorities had detained twenty one individuals in relation to Mr. Khashoggi’s killing128, and indicted eleven. He added that the Prosecutor’s Office would seek the death penalty for five of those detained. Mr. Alshalaan did not name either the eleven or those facing the death penalty, but he did mention several individuals by their positions. He said that the former “Deputy President of the General Intelligence Presidency,” had issued “an order to bring back the victim by means of persuasion, and if persuasion fails, to do so by force.”129 This order was issued to the “leader of the mission.” The leader of the mission formed a fifteen-member team that “consisted of three groups (negotiations/intelligence/logistics) to persuade and return the victim.” 130 The leader of the 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 Letter of 15 January 2019, from the Chief Public Prosecutor in Istanbul to the Ministry of Justice of Turkey. According to the Letter from the Chief Public Prosecutor in Istanbul to the Ministry of Justice of Turkey from 15 January 2019, the evidence included CCTV footage of Mr. Khashoggi entering and leaving the Consulate, CCTV footage of the fifteen officials in Turkey, including images from the hotel, images of Mr. Almadani in Sultanahmet District and of him changing his clothes, footage of consulate vehicles used by the Saudi 15 persons team, and footage of a consular car that went to Belgrade Forest. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-turkey/istanbul-prosecutor-says-khashoggi-wassuffocated-in-saudi-consulate-idUSKCN1N50PO. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/saudi-prosecutor-in-istanbul-for-khashoggi-investigation-report138354. Information from Turkish Intelligence. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-sons/sons-of-slain-saudi-journalist-khashoggiappeal-for-return-of-his-body-idUSKCN1NA00Y. The Special Rapporteur has been able to identify 19 of the individuals detained. https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1841715. https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1841715 Reuters has reported that Mr. 31