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Jordanian journalist on trial over social media posts: lawyer
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe trial of a Jordanian journalist accused of criticizing the authorities and King Abdullah II on social media has opened in Jordan’s capital, Amman, according to the journalist’s lawyer.
Adnan al-Rousan, 71, is accused of “inciting conflict, sowing division… spreading false news that harms the prestige of the state, slandering an official body and humiliating a civil servant,” according to lawyer Assem al-Omari.
He appeared in court on Sunday and “denied the charges against him,” Omari adds.
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