A Saudi court has overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, in a final ruling that was condemned by his fiancee and slammed by a UN expert as a 'parody of justice'.
Mr Khashoggi - a royal family insider turned critic - was killed and dismembered at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, in a case that tarnished the reputation of the de facto Saudi ruler Prince Mohammed.
The final verdict that a Saudi court issued today regarding journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s execution inside the Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey fell short of meeting the expectations of Turkey and the international community.He urged Saudi authorities to cooperate with Turkey's own investigation into the killing.
In December, a Saudi court exonerated two of the crown prince's top aides over the murder - deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri and the royal court's media czar Saud al-Qahtani. "Since the beginning, there was never any intent to hold those responsible to account, only repeated attempts to cover it up," Ines Osman, director of the Geneva-based MENA Rights Group, told AFP.Protestors hold candles and pictures of Jamal Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul, Turkey.
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