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Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty as Khashoggi murder trial opens
Source: CNN
Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty as Khashoggi murder trial opens
By Nada Altaher, Chandler Thornton and Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated 1255 GMT (2055 HKT) January 3, 2019
(CNN) — Saudi prosecutors sought the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects accused of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday as their trial began in Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The trial comes three months after the Washington Post columnist, and Saudi royal family insider-turned-critic, was killed and allegedly dismembered at the consulate in Istanbul.
According to the Saudi Public Prosecutor, Turkey has not responded to requests to turn over relevant evidence in the case, SPA reported. Turkey in turn has repeatedly called for the culprits to be prosecuted under its laws.
Saudi prosecutors first announced their intention to seek the death penalty in November.
They alleged Khashoggi was tied up and injected with an overdose of a sedative that killed him. Then his body was dismembered and removed from the consulate by five people and given to a local collaborator.
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By Nada Altaher, Chandler Thornton and Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated 1255 GMT (2055 HKT) January 3, 2019
(CNN) — Saudi prosecutors sought the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects accused of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday as their trial began in Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The trial comes three months after the Washington Post columnist, and Saudi royal family insider-turned-critic, was killed and allegedly dismembered at the consulate in Istanbul.
According to the Saudi Public Prosecutor, Turkey has not responded to requests to turn over relevant evidence in the case, SPA reported. Turkey in turn has repeatedly called for the culprits to be prosecuted under its laws.
Saudi prosecutors first announced their intention to seek the death penalty in November.
They alleged Khashoggi was tied up and injected with an overdose of a sedative that killed him. Then his body was dismembered and removed from the consulate by five people and given to a local collaborator.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/03/middleeast/khashoggi-murder-trial-starts-intl/index.html