Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentences as Khashoggi murder trial opens
All 11 accused were present with their lawyers at the opening hearing in the capital.
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia’s attorney general sought the death penalty for five of 11 defendants charged with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as their high-profile trial opened in Riyadh on Thursday.
All 11 accused were present with their lawyers at the opening hearing in the capital, according to a statement by the attorney general carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
