Media in UAE says court sentenced former Khashoggi lawyer to 3 years in prison.

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has to serve a prison sentence for a murder.

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UAE court sentences murdered journalist's lawyer to 3 years in prison.

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Ghafoor was convicted by the court for two offenses of tax evasion and money laundering in his country.

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Ghafoor was arrested by security agents at the international airport in the UAE.

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The killer journalist's lawyer commits tax evasion himself, leading to a three-year sentence.

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At the same time, the US State Department also reacted to Gafoor's sentence, saying that the same would happen against tax evaders.

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