In closed door proceedings, the Saudi prosecution said that the murder was not premeditated and was a “spur of the moment” decision, contradicting the findings of a UN investigation. Senior officials were not sentenced. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division at Human Rights Watch.
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