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    Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People To Death For Khashoggi Killing

    Charges against two senior aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were dismissed, and the killing was found to be not premeditated. A U.N. official called the verdict a "mockery" of justice.
    by Laurel Wamsley Dec 23, 2019 2 minutes
    Protesters outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London in October 2018 demonstrate against the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Monday, five people were sentenced to death for the killing, and three others received prison sentences.

    Updated at 10:45 a.m. ET

    Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death in the killing last year of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The court sentenced three others to prison terms adding up to 24 years, while exonerating two senior aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

    The trial was conducted in secret, and the defendants'

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