Jamal Khashoggi murder: Saudi Arabia convicts eight of killing

Saudi Arabia jails eight people for killing Jamal Khashoggi: Five get 20-year sentences, others get between seven and ten years By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline Published: 14:27 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 14:53 BST, 7 September 2020 Saudi Arabia has convicted eight people of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and has given them jail sentences … Read more

Saudi Arabia convicts eight people of killing Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia convicts eight people of killing Jamal Khashoggi and jails them for up to 20 years By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline Published: 14:27 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 14:31 BST, 7 September 2020 Saudi Arabia has convicted eight people of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and has given them jail sentences of up to … Read more

Saudi embassy worker tells Khashoggi murder trial he saw many ‘skewers of meat’

A Saudi embassy worker has told the Khashoggi murder trial that he saw many ‘skewers of meat’ and was told by ‘panicked’ staff to light the oven on the day the journalist was killed.   Zeki Demir, a local technician who worked for the consulate, told the court today he had been called to the consul’s … Read more

Is Turkey set to unveil more details of Jamal Khashoggi murder?

Is Turkey set to unveil where Jamal Khashoggi’s remains are? Trial in absentia begins for 20 Saudis accused of his murder, where new evidence could emerge The trial will be closely watched for possible new information or evidence Prosecutors have indicted 20 Saudi nationals over Mr Khashoggi’s grisly killing  They are seeking life prison terms … Read more

Bolton says Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi murder to distract from Ivanka scandal

Donald Trump defended Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to keep the spotlight off revelation Ivanka was using private email account, John Bolton claims President Trump backed Saudi’s Crown Prince in the aftermath of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to distract reporters from covering Ivanka Trump  Former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s … Read more

Fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi says ‘no one’ has the right to pardon his killers

The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi said today that ‘no one’ has the right to pardon his killers after the murdered journalist’s sons offered forgiveness. Hatice Cengiz vowed to continue fighting for justice after a statement by Salah Khashoggi which opens the door for five people to avoid execution in Saudi Arabia. ‘His ambush and heinous … Read more

Sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi reveal they have forgiven his killers

Sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi reveal they have forgiven his killers Khashoggi was hacked to pieces inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018  Washington Post journalist had been critical of Crown Prince of the Kingdom CIA said it believed Mohammed bin Salman ordered his death  Tonight, in the spirit of Ramadan, Khashoggi’s sons … Read more

Sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi reveal they have granted clemency to his killers 

Sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi reveal they have granted clemency to his killers  By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline and Afp Published: 01:43 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 01:43 BST, 22 May 2020 The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Friday that they ‘forgive’ the killers of their father. ‘We the sons … Read more

How Saudi hit squad butchered the regime’s brave critic, Jamal Khashoggi

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE KILLING IN THE CONSULATE by Jonathan Rugman (Simon & Schuster £20, 368pp)  The ripples from the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi just over a year ago never cease — and nor should they, given what an appalling affront to humanity and to press freedom his brutal killing was.  The … Read more