Saudi prosecutor demands death sentence for five defendants in Khashoggi case | World The Saudi prosecutor's office on Thursday called for the death penalty against five of the 11 people accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October when the trial was opened in a court in Riyadh.

The eleven suspects appeared in the presence of their lawyers, according to a statement from Procuadoria issued by the official SPA agency.

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered on October 2 by Saudi agents at the Istanbul consulate, where he went to collect documents to marry his Turkish wife.

Riyadh claims that the journalist, a contributor to the Washington Post newspaper, was murdered during an "uncontrollable" operation of the state and executed by two people who were later fired.

However, the Turkish government accuses representatives of the "highest level" of the Saudi state at the origin of this crime, while the Turkish press, the United States and the CIA suspect the prince Mohamed bin Salman himself has ordered the crime. .

The remains of Jamal Khashoggi are still missing nearly three months after his death. Last Sunday (30), the Turkish television channel A-Haber released images of security cameras showing men carrying in their luggage the alleged remains of the journalist.

a Saudi consul located near the consulate.