Washington: The US has waited for the Saudi Arabian court to pronounce a verdict in the American journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder case. The US State Department applauded Saudi Arabia for initiating a fair and transparent judicial process in the case, saying that this decision is an important step to bring those responsible for the heinous crime to justice. Sources say that it is noteworthy that in the journalist Jamal Khashogi murder case, 5 people have been sentenced to death by the court of Saudi Arabia, while three people have been sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment. Khashogi, a Saudi citizen, lived mostly in the United States, and the newspaper there used to write related columns on the activities of the Arab world in the Washington Post. He was considered a bitter critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. According to the information received, let us tell you that Khashogi was murdered at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul city of Turkey on October 2, 2018, when he went to give documents related to his visa. A case was registered on the complaint of his wife present outside the embassy and the investigation proceeded. It is believed that Khashogi was killed on the instructions of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. The murder of journalist Khashoggi caused a worldwide reaction. The friend of Saudi Arabia asked for a fair investigation on this. Also Read: There would never be a compromise on Kashmir issue: Pakistan Army chief Ukraine aid blocked soon after Trump’s phone call with Zelenskiy Presidential elections can be held in Afghanistan again CAA Protest: Indian American demonstrate in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue