None of the five suspects have been named, as per the country’s legal code, but they are among 11 people charged in connection with Khashoggi’s death. A further 10 people are still being investigated, prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb confirmed in a statement, published by the official Saudi Press Agency, on Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference in Riyadh, his deputy Shalaan Bin Rajih Shalaan said that the men acted without the knowledge of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.