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Jamal Khashoggi trial: Foreign Secretary's statement, 23 December 2019

A verdict in the trial of 11 men charged with killing the journalist was delivered on Monday 23 December.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 23 December 2019

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A verdict in the trial of 11 men charged in the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was delivered today.

The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

The killing of Jamal Khashoggi was a terrible crime. Mr Khashoggi’s family deserve to see justice done for his brutal murder. Saudi Arabia must ensure all of those responsible are held to account and that such an atrocity can never happen again.

The UK condemns the use of the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle.

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Published 23 December 2019