Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee says executing five men tied to his murder would help Saudi Arabia further conceal the truth

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• The fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi described the sentencing of five people to death in relation to the killing as unfair and invalid, adding that their execution would further conceal the truth.
• Khashoggi disappeared after going to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018. His body was reportedly dismembered and removed from the building and his remains have not been found.
• A Saudi court on Monday sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder, while dismissing charges against three others, finding them not guilty.
• A UN investigator accused Riyadh of making a "mockery" of justice by exonerating senior figures who may have ordered the killing.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - The fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi described the sentencing of five people to death in relation to the killing as unfair and invalid, adding that their execution would further conceal the truth.

Khashoggi disappeared after going to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018, to obtain documents for his planned wedding. His body was reportedly dismembered and removed from the building and his remains have not been found.

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