SAUDI SENTENCES FIVE TO DEATH
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three more to jail over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year and said the killing was not premeditated, a verdict criticized by a U.N. investigator as a “mockery” of justice.
A senior U.S. official said the verdicts were “an important step” in holding those responsible for the crime accountable and encouraged Saudi Arabia to continue with a fair and transparent judicial process.