AP, RIYADHA Saudi Arabian court yesterday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had drawn international condemnation for the killing because several Saudi agents involved worked directly for him. State TV also reported the Saudi attorney general’s investigation showed that the crown prince’s former top adviser, Saud al-Qahtani, had no proven involvement in the killing. In total, 11 people were on trial for Khashoggi’s death in the kingdom. The verdicts were read by Shaalan al-Shaalan, a spokesperson from the attorney general’s office, and broadcast on state TV.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2019 15:56 UTC