{"id":49529,"date":"2019-12-23T11:14:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T11:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=49529"},"modified":"2019-12-23T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T11:14:47","slug":"saudi-arabia-sentences-five-to-death-for-khashoggi-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/saudi-arabia-sentences-five-to-death-for-khashoggi-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for Khashoggi murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-48279\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Khashoggi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"817\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Khashoggi.jpg 385w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Khashoggi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced five people to death for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and three others were sentenced to a total of 24 years in jail, the Public Prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khashoggi, a well-known Saudi journalist, was murdered on October 20, 2018 at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. He was visiting the consulate to complete paperwork related to his divorce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sentences were announced by the Public Prosecutor at a press conference held in Riyadh. Saud al-Qahtani, former Saudi Royal Court Advisor, was investigated in the case but was not charged, the Public Prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Deputy Intelligence Chief Ahmed al-Asiri was investigated but released for insufficient evidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Different sentences totaling 24 years were handed down to three individuals \u201cfor their role in covering up this crime and violating the law,\u201d the Public Prosecutor added in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the time of the murder, the authorities arrested 18 Saudis for investigation and the Public Prosecutor subsequently indicted 11 people. The court found three people not guilty, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis was a heinous crime,\u201d Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told CBS \u201c60 Minutes\u201d in an interview that aired in September.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/saudi-arabia-sentences-five-to-death-for-khashoggi-murder\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced five people to death for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and three others were sentenced to a total of 24 years in jail, the Public Prosecutor said. Khashoggi, a well-known Saudi journalist, was murdered on October 20, 2018 at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. 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