Saudi judge issues light sentences in Khashoggi killing

Published September 7, 2020 3:18pm ET



None of the men accused of killing Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi will face the death penalty or life in prison.

The Riyadh Criminal Court found eight Saudi nationals guilty in the death of Khashoggi, but the court handed light sentences to each man in a trial in which details were scant because of light news coverage from Saudi state media.

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