Saudi Arabia Indicts 11, Seeks Death Penalty for 5 in Khashoggi Murder

It isn’t the action that many are seeking, but the Saudi Arabian government has indicted 11 men in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Of the 11 men indicted, the Saudi’s are seeking the death penalty for 5. Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2nd.

Deputy public prosecutor and spokesman Shalaan al-Shalaan continues to insist that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder plot.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/15/middleeast/jamal-khashoggi-saudi-prosecutor-death-penalty-intl/index.html

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