Saudi authorities have blamed the killing on a "rogue operation" by a team of agents sent to return the journalist to the kingdom, and a Saudi court tried and sentenced five individuals to 20 years in prison last September, after initially sentencing them to death.
Mas'uuliyiinta Sucuudiga ayaa waxa ay dilka Jamaal ku eedeeyeen inuu ku yimid "howlgal damiirka ka fog" oo ay qaadeen koox sirdoon ah oo loo diray inay weriyaha dib ugu soo celiyaan boqortooyada, iyadoo maxkamad ku taal waddanka Sucuudiga ay maxkamadaysay oo ay bishii Sibteembar ee sanadkii hore xukun 20 sanadood ah ku ridday shan qof, kaddib markii markii hore ay dil ku xukuntay.