In the investigation of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the General Consulate in Istanbul, Saudi prosecutor requested the death penalty of five people suspected of murder.

In a statement made by the Saudi prosecutor's Office, the death sentence of 5 suspects was requested.

An investigation was launched against the Crown Prince Selman's Advisors, Kahtani, and imposed a ban on leaving the country, the statement said.

"The crime was carried out after a physical altercation with the victim where he was forcibly restrained and injected with a large amount of a drug resulting in an overdose that led to his death," the statement read.

The statement added that the leader of the mission contacted a forensics expert to join the team for the purpose of removing evidence from the scene in the case force had to be used to return the victim.

"The leader of the mission contacted a collaborator in Turkiye to secure a safe location in case of force had to be used return the victim."

The Saudi Prosecutor announced that the surveillance cameras in the Consulate were disabled, and the investigation identified the individual responsible for doing so.

"After the murder, the victim's body was dismembered by the individuals that have committed the murder and was transferred outside the consulate building," the statement read. (ILKHA)