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Jordan charges 8 with incitement against regime
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJordan today charged eight people, including a former lawmaker, with inciting opposition against the regime over statements posted on social media, a judicial source says.
“The prosecutor charged a former parliamentarian and seven others with incitement against the political regime in the kingdom,” the source says.
Those charged include former lawmaker Wasfi al-Rawashdeh, two retired generals, a lawyer and journalist, and four activists, the source says.
The state security court prosecutor had decided to detain all eight for a renewable period of 14 days.
“They were detained after those charged published comments on Facebook” including incitement against the regime, the source says.
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