Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Former royal adviser Saud al-Qahtani was investigated but released without being charged
Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the country’s public prosecutor has said.
Shalaan al-Shalaan also said Saud al-Qahtani, a former high-profile adviser to Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman, was investigated but not charged and was released.