{"id":26384,"date":"2018-12-21T07:22:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T07:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=26384"},"modified":"2018-12-21T07:22:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T07:22:20","slug":"saudi-arabia-modifies-intelligence-service-after-khashoggi-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=26384","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia modifies intelligence service after Khashoggi murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-200771816342556199\" readability=\"68.4204152249\">\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/saudi-arabia.html\">Saudi Arabia <\/a>has said it is creating government bodies to boost oversight of its intelligence operations, in the wake of international outrage over journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/jamal-khashoggi.html\">Jamal Khashoggi<\/a>&#8216;s murder.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>The kingdom has said Khashoggi was killed inside its Istanbul consulate on October 2 in a &#8220;rogue operation&#8221; led by the then deputy intelligence chief Ahmad al-Assiri and royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani, both of whom have been sacked.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>King Salman subsequently ordered a restructuring of the main intelligence agency under the supervision of his son, Crown Prince <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/mohammed-bin-salman.html\">Mohammed bin Salman<\/a>, who has faced global criticism over the journalist&#8217;s murder even though the government denies he was involved.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>A committee headed by the prince has approved the creation of three departments to ensure intelligence operations are in line with the national security policy, international human rights law and &#8220;approved procedures&#8221;, the official Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>The statement made no mention of Khashoggi.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>The intense global backlash over his killing has tarnished the prince&#8217;s international reputation and left the oil-rich kingdom diplomatically weakened, analysts say.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>It has also cast a fresh spotlight on the Saudi-led conflict in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/yemen.html\">Yemen<\/a>, which is gripped by what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/organisations\/un.html\">UN<\/a> describes as the world&#8217;s worst humanitarian crisis.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>The US Senate voted last week to end American military support for Riyadh&#8217;s military campaign in Yemen, and separately held Prince Mohammed responsible for Khashoggi&#8217;s killing. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia slammed the Senate resolutions as &#8220;blatant interference&#8221;, warning that the move could have repercussions on its strategic ties with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/us.html\">Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has said it is creating government bodies to boost oversight of its intelligence operations, in the wake of international outrage over journalist Jamal Khashoggi&#8217;s murder.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The kingdom has said Khashoggi was killed inside its Istanbul consulate on October 2 in a &#8220;rogue operation&#8221; 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