Dubai: A Saudi prosecutor has asked for the death penalty for five of 11 suspects held over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2, the state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.
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The call came during the first court hearing in the Khashoggi case, which has badly hurt the kingdom’s international reputation and strained its relations with Western countries.