Saudi Arabia on Thursday (December 20th) said it was creating government bodies to boost oversight of its intelligence operations, in the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, AFP reported.
The kingdom has said Khashoggi was killed inside its Istanbul consulate on October 2nd in a "rogue operation" led by the then deputy intelligence chief Ahmad al-Assiri and royal court advisor Saud al-Qahtani, both of whom have been sacked.
King Salman subsequently ordered a restructuring of the main intelligence agency under the supervision of his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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 "approved procedures", the official Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.
The statement made no mention of Khashoggi.
