Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death in Khashoggi murder case
Monday 23/December/2019 - 04:36 PM
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor announced that five
people have been sentenced to death in connection to the Jamal Khashoggi murder
case, Al Arabiya News channel reported Monday.
Three other people have been sentenced to a total of
24 years in jail.
Former Saudi royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani was
investigated in the case but was not charged, according to the Saudi public
prosecutor.
Former Deputy Intelligence Chief Ahmed al-Asiri was
released for insufficient evidence.
