Saudi court sentences 8 people to prison in Khashoggi murder case

Eight people have been sentenced to between seven and 20 years in prison in the case of 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

DUBAI - A Saudi Arabian court has issued a final ruling in the case of the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, sentencing eight people to between seven and 20 years in prison, the kingdom's state-run Al Ekhbariya TV reported on Monday.

Five people were handed 20-year prison sentences, one person was sentenced to 10 years and two people were handed seven-year sentences, Ekhbariya reported.