Amman:
Jordan banned all news outlets and social media customers on Tuesday from publishing any content connected to King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza immediately after the latter was accused of plotting to destabilise the nation.
Prince Hamza pledged allegiance to King Abdullah on late on Monday immediately after mediation by the royal household, two days immediately after the military warned him more than actions it mentioned had been undermining “security and stability” in Jordan and placed him beneath home arrest.
“To safeguard the secrecy of the investigations being undertaken by the security services in relation to His Highness Prince Hamza 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.
It mentioned the ban applied to all news outlets as properly as social media platforms.
Jordan has extended placed media gags on publishing news on circumstances that are deemed sensitive. Civil activists and rights campaigners say the authorities are curbing free of charge speech.
Prince Hamza mentioned in a voice recording released by Jordan’s opposition on Monday that he would not comply immediately after becoming barred from any activity and told to retain quiet.
The government accuses Prince Hamza, who was heir to throne till King Abdullah removed him from the position in 2004, of liaising with people today linked to foreign parties in a plot to destabilise Jordan and that he had been beneath investigation for some time.
While not viewed as a direct threat to the king, Hamza in current weeks visited tribal gatherings exactly where the king and his government have been criticised more openly, suggesting he may well have been attempting to shore up his position with the Jordanian public immediately after years of becoming sidelined following his removal as crown prince.
The state news agency mentioned these arrested incorporated Bassem Awadallah, a U.S.-educated confidant of the king who became minister of finance and adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and royal household member Sharif Hassan Ben Zaid.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan delivered a message reaffirming Saudi help for Jordan, the Jordanian foreign ministry mentioned on Tuesday.
The Saudi minister arrived on Monday in Amman and met with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi, the ministry mentioned.
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