'Mockery of justice’ after Saudis convict eight over Khashoggi killing
by Bethan McKernan Turkey and Middle East corresponde from World news | The Guardian on (#4WZQ9)
Court exonerates crown prince's inner circle of involvement in murder of dissident journalist
Saudi Arabia has been accused of engaging in a mockery of justice by shielding the alleged masterminds of the killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after a court effectively exonerated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's inner circle of involvement in the murder.
The gruesome killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018 stunned Saudi Arabia's western allies, plunging the kingdom into its worst diplomatic crisis since the 9/11 attacks.
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