Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death for Khashoggi murder

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Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death and three others to jail terms over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, was killed inside the kingdom’s consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul by a team of Saudi agents.

The Saudi public prosecutor said it was the result of a “rogue operation” and put 11 unnamed individuals on trial.

A UN expert has concluded that it was an “extrajudicial execution”.

 

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