Saudi King Sacks Deputy Intel Chief, Royal Court Adviser Amid Khashoggi Probe - Reports

DOHA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th October, 2018) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud removed from office Ahmed Asiri, the deputy head of the General Intelligence Directorate, the king's decree read, as cited by local media.

The Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the document, that the king also dismissed Saud Qahtani, the adviser to the Royal Court, amid the probe into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.