Saudi Arabia court sentences five to death over journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder
Riyadh/IBNS: A Saudi Arabian court on Monday sentenced five people to death in connection with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
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 agent, reported BBC.
The Saudi public prosecutor said it was the result of a "rogue operation" and put 11 unnamed individuals on trial, BBC reported.
Khashoggi was a Washington Post columnist.
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