Family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi ‘forgives’ killers
22 May 2020 |
1:00 pm
The sons of the murdered Saudi journalist say the family pardons those who were involved in their father's murder. The declaration could spare the lives of five convicted people sentenced to death.
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