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Monday, September 7, 2020
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Monday, September 7, 2020
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi Arabia’s state television says final verdicts have been issued in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his family announced pardons that spared five from execution.
The Riyadh Criminal Court issues final verdicts against eight people.
The court orders a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for five, with one receiving a 10-year sentence and two others being ordered to serve seven years in prison.
The trial was widely criticized by rights groups and an independent UN investigator, who noted that no senior officials nor anyone suspected of ordering the killing was found guilty. The independence of the court was also brought into question.
— AP
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