Did Daddy Warbucks have a journalist sawed into pieces in his own embassy? No that Daddy didn't have an embassy. Maybe i shouldn't hold that murder against Salman so much. After all it's been plenty of time to forget it, eh. Seven years...
Jamal Khashoggi: All you need to know about Saudi journalist's death
25 February 2021
VIDEO - Jamal Khashoggi: What we know about the journalist's disappearance and death
On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based journalist and critic of Saudi Arabia's government, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he was murdered.
In the months that followed, conflicting narratives emerged over how he died, what happened to his remains, and who was responsible.
Saudi officials said the journalist was killed in a "rogue operation" by a team of agents sent to persuade him to return to the kingdom, while Turkish officials said the agents acted on orders from the highest levels of the Saudi government.
In the aftermath of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, a Saudi court sentenced some individuals involved, but not all, and the consequences have been largely limited. Five Saudi agents were sentenced to 20-year prison terms, initially facing the death penalty, which was later overturned after Khashoggi's son expressed forgiveness. Three others received lesser sentences. While some individuals were convicted and sanctioned, efforts to hold the Saudi government accountable have been largely unsuccessful, with a Turkish court transferring its trial to Saudi Arabia, which human rights groups criticized. The US also imposed sanctions and visa bans on some Saudi citizens, but did not directly penalize Prince Mohammed.