Saudis sentence five to death for Jamal Khashoggi murder

[PACOX]

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year, the public prosecutor has said.

Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, was killed inside the kingdom's consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul by a team of Saudi agents.

The Saudi public prosecutor said it was the result of a "rogue operation" and put 11 unnamed individuals on trial.

A UN expert has concluded that it was an "extrajudicial execution".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50890633

Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was found dismembered in Turkey. A highly controversial and suspcious incident.

[Thekri]

Further quotes from that article:

A UN expert said the trial represented "the antithesis of justice".
"Bottom line: the hit-men are guilty, sentenced to death. The masterminds not only walk free. They have barely been touched by the investigation and the trial," Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard wrote on Twitter.

The two most senior suspects - dubbed "the masterminds" - have walked free after a trial shrouded in secrecy.

So basically, the Saudis are killing all the witnesses so they don't rat out the important people.

[GreenJesus]

Lol.. killing off the witnesses GG

[Machismo]

The Saudi Prince is vile scum, and everyone knows this is a sham.

At some point, one must decide to stop allying with trash like him.

[Breccia]

The US and every country should use the results of this entire situation to decide policy in the future.

I have not seen the evidence -- I doubt we ever will -- but I find "rogue operatives" incredibly unlikely.

[Deletedaccount1]

MbS is definitely one of the most dangerous people in the world.

[Spectral]

The Saudi Prince is vile scum, and everyone knows this is a sham.

At some point, one must decide to stop allying with trash like him.

I'd go a fair sight farther than not allying - there's no reason for the United States to have any business relationships with Saudi Arabia whatsoever. These are the fuckers that knocked down our towers, that push a strain of Islamism that is explicitly against everything we and our people believe and stand for. We have no need of them and I could not possibly care less if I pay eleven cents more for gas (or whatever the excuse of the day is) as a result of severing all ties with that cesspool.

[Rustedsaint]

/shrug well it’s not that surprising that the obvious ring leader leaves unscathed. He would never be punished in SA even if he straight out said it.
Thou I am shocked they didn’t just grab random prisoners and point at them to be the culprits

[PC2]

Hopefully in the future governments aren't allowed to kill anyone...

[TEHPALLYTANK]

I'd go a fair sight farther than not allying - there's no reason for the United States to have any business relationships with Saudi Arabia whatsoever. These are the fuckers that knocked down our towers, that push a strain of Islamism that is explicitly against everything we and our people believe and stand for. We have no need of them and I could not possibly care less if I pay eleven cents more for gas (or whatever the excuse of the day is) as a result of severing all ties with that cesspool.

I don't find it often where I'm in complete agreement with you on many topics, but I am entirely in agreement with your sentiments towards Saudi Arabia. They've arguably done more shit to make a mess of things in the Middle-East than any other country in the past century, and we (the USA) are still enabling them.

[Gaidax]

Hopefully in the future governments aren't allowed to kill anyone...

Good luck with that. Saudis just got caught redhanded with their clumsy action. Now they will just off the fodder that was following orders for the show of "justice".

[Themius]

I don't find it often where I'm in complete agreement with you on many topics, but I am entirely in agreement with your sentiments towards Saudi Arabia. They've arguably done more shit to make a mess of things in the Middle-East than any other country in the past century, and we (the USA) are still enabling them.

I wouldn’t go so far. France and the UK with their colonialism and redrawing maps with no care messed up the Middle East.

Anyway on Saudi most of the terrorist came from there and officials are linked to 9/11 why the fuck we even support them makes no damn sense.

[WraithKingOstarion]

the world sees right through this sham carried out by saudi arabia.

[Xarkan]

the world sees right through this sham carried out by saudi arabia.

And still it wont matter, nothing will change

[ParanoiD84]

Incoming public beheadings.

[Drutt]

Just when you think MBS can't get any worse, he pulls it off.

[D Luniz]

/shrug well it’s not that surprising that the obvious ring leader leaves unscathed. He would never be punished in SA even if he straight out said it.
Thou I am shocked they didn’t just grab random prisoners and point at them to be the culprits

Seeing that the trials are mostly secret, I'd be more surprised if that ISN'T what happened.

[Masark]

SA sentences 5 tools with dirty handles to disposal.

[Stormspellz]

The US and every country should use the results of this entire situation to decide policy in the future.

I have not seen the evidence -- I doubt we ever will -- but I find "rogue operatives" incredibly unlikely.

"rogue operatives" is simply code for expendable killers errr "assets"

[Blade Wolf]

Hello i'm scape have you met my brother goat?