Saudi court sentences five to death over Jamal Khashoggi murder.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, was murdered in October last year in what Riyadh called a"rogue" operation, tipping the kingdom into one of its worst diplomatic crises and tarnishing the reputation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi prosecutors had said deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri oversaw Khashoggi's killing and that he was advised by the royal court's media czar Saud al-Qahtani. Maher Mutreb, an intelligence operative who frequently travelled with the crown prince on foreign tours, forensic expert Salah al-Tubaigy and Fahad al-Balawi, a member of the Saudi royal guard, were among the 11 on trial, sources have told AFP.The sources said that many of those accused defended themselves in court by saying they were carrying out orders by Assiri, describing him as the"ringleader" of the operation.
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