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UN investigator says the killing of Jamal Khashoggi 'was a state-sponsored killing'

Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the killing of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Agnes Callamard, a UN investigator, who conducted an inquiry into the case, described today's verdict as a mockery of justice. She told Newshour that the state of Saudi Arabia - under international law - is responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

(Photo: Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Credit: AFP)

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