Khashoggi Case Update: Saudi Prosecutor Says 5 Suspects Should Be Executed

The shadow of a security member of Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul is seen on the door of the building, Nov. 1. The top Saudi prosecutor says Jamal Khashoggi was murdered at the diplomatic facility.

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Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is calling for the death penalty for five people accused of involvement in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist and critic of the royal regime who died last month at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

The office of Prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb issued a statement saying that his office has indicted 11 suspects, adding that the prosecutor “has requested the death penalty for (5) individuals who are charged with ordering and committing the crime.”

The five members of the team “have confessed to the murder,” according to the office.