Bassem Awadallah, a dual Jordanian-American citizen, has spent over 2 years in jail after conviction in what he says was a sham trial in which he was robbed of due process
Jordan has rejected a U.S. request to release a former top Jordanian official imprisoned in an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy, according to his family and lawyer. Bassem Awadallah, a dual Jordanian-American citizen, has spent over two years in Jordanian prison after being convicted of plotting against King Abdullah II with the king’s own half-brother. The U.S. State Department requested he be released on humanitarian grounds in March, according to his family and his lawyer.
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Jordan rejected a U.S. request to release a former top Jordanian official imprisoned in an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy in September, the official's lawyer and family say.