Saudi will BEHEAD Khashoggi killers: Prosecutors say five suspects face the death penalty for murdering journalist with a lethal injection
- Saudi prosecutor has charged 11 men accused of murdering Jamal Khashoggi
- Kingdom will seek death penalty against five of those directly involved in killing
- Saudi believes Khashoggi was killed with lethal injection, then dismembered
- But prosecutor said searches are still underway for the journalist’s remains
Saudi Arabia will seek the death penalty against five men the regime accuses of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The kingdom’s public prosecutor also announced charges against six other people allegedly involved in the killing.
Speaking to reporters in Riyadh, he said the man ultimately responsible for Khashoggi’s death was the head of the negotiating team sent to repatriate him.
Saudi Arabia will seek the death penalty against five men it accuses of carrying out the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on October 2
Critics of the Saudi regime have accused its de-facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, of bearing ultimate responsibility for Khashoggi’s death.
The prosecutor added that Saudi believes Khashoggi was given a lethal injection inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
His body was then dismembered and taken out of the building, the prosecutor said, though admitted the kingdom does not not know where the remains are now.
Investigations are ongoing to find the remains, the prosecutor insisted.
Hatice Cengiz, Khashoggi’s fiancee who was with him at the consulate the day he died to retrieve documents allowing them to marry, has demanded the kingdom hand back his remains for a proper burial.
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