Jordan Bans Media Coverage of King Abdullah's Half-Brother
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Wednesday April 07, 2021 - 09:33:16 in Articles by Hadhwanaag News
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"To safeguard the secrecy of the investigations being undertaken by the security services"
Jordan has banned media from publishing any content about the
half-brother of King Abdullah after the military placed him under house
arrest for allegedly planning to destabilize the country.
The government said it imposed the ban Tuesday on all news outlets and
social media platforms after accusing Prince Hamzah of coordinating with
people associated with foreign actors to subvert Jordan.
"To safeguard the secrecy of the investigations being undertaken by the
security services in relation to His Highness Prince Hamzah bin Hussain
and others, Amman's public prosecutor has decided to ban the publication
of everything related to the investigations at this stage,” the state
news agency reported.
The government has accused the former crown prince, who was removed as
heir to the throne in 2004 by King Abdullah, of conspiring to
"destabilize the kingdom’s security.”
Hamzah publicly accused Jordan’s leaders of corruption on Saturday but
pledged his loyalty to the royal family two days later after speaking
with his uncle, Prince Hassan, who served as mediator.
After visiting tribal gatherings in recent weeks at which the government
was criticized, the government’s opposition released an audio recording
Monday of Prince Hamzah saying he would not comply with any attempts to
suppress the media.
VOA
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