Saudi Arabia hands long jail terms to 8 in final Khashoggi verdict

5 convicts given 20 years in prison and another 3 jailed for 7-10 years

Last updated: September 07, 2020 | 18:09

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Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

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Dubai: Saudi Arabia's state television said final verdicts have been issued in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his family announced pardons that spared five from execution.

The Riyadh Criminal Court issued final verdicts Monday against eight people.

The court ordered a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for five, with one receiving a 10-year sentence and two others being ordered to serve seven years in prison.

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