Saudi Arabia has opened its first trial in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, prosecuting 11 people and seeking the death penalty for 5 of them
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Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's entourage implicated in the writer's assassination. Prosecutors announced that 11 suspects in the slaying attended their first court hearing with lawyers, but the statement did not name those in court. It also did not explain why seven other suspects arrested over the Oct. 2 killing at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul did not immediately face formal charges. The kingdom previously announced 18 people had been arrested.
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Saudi Arabia holds first court session in Khashoggi trial, prosecutors saySaudi Arabia did not name the suspects but said prosecutors were seeking the death penalty for five defendants.
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Suspects in Khashoggi's killing brought before Saudi courtDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi prosecutors will seek the death penalty for at least five people in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the kingdom's state media reported on Thursday as 11 suspects attended their first court hearing. The state-run Saudi Press Agency and state television gave few details about the hearing and did not name the suspects. However, a statement from prosecutors said the suspects attended the hearing with their lawyers. The statement also said that prosecutors sent a request to Turkey for evidence that Ankara has collected over the Oct. 2 slaying of Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
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