5 people have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi
Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, was killed on October 2, 2018 after a visit to theAFP via Getty Imagescolumnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was brutally murdered inside the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey in October 2018.
Saudi prosecutor Shalaan al-Shalaan found that the death of Khashoggi, 59, was a rogue operation carried out by Saudi operatives. The prosecutor sentenced five people to death and a further three to prison for sentences totaling 24 years following a trial that was mostly conducted behind closed doors.
Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. He was last seen entering the building on the same day to obtain marriage papers for his wedding to his partner, Hatice Cengiz. The kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denied any involvement in Khashoggi’s killing, despite the CIASaud al-Qahtani, a former top aide of MBS who was investigated over Khashoggi’s death, was not charged and was subsequently released.: Khashoggi, once a royal family insider, was an outspoken critic of the Saudi regime and expressed his views in his column for the. He became a U.S. resident after relocating there from Saudi Arabia around 10 months before his murder.
In the wake of Khashoggi’s death, President Donald Trump went against the tide of international opinion and has referenced MBS’ denial of any knowledge of Khashoggi’s killing. He also indicated that he was committed to maintaining the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia.: The sentencing comes amid a storm of criticism directed at various influencers, models and celebrities who were
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