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Authorities in Jordan have arrested a former right-hand man of King Abdullah, who played a major role in developing the country’s economic policy, as well as a junior member of the royal family.
The men were reportedly detained on security grounds.
Initial reports that Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, a son of the late King Hussein by his fourth wife Queen Noor, had also been detained were not true, the Jordanian military high command and government media outlets said.
Claims that have been published about his highness prince Hamzah having being arrested are not true
Maj Gen Yousef Huneiti
AMMAN, 5 hours, 25 minutes ago Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what people familiar with the matter said could be related to a plot to destabilise the country. In a statement published by the state news agency, the military said the warning to Prince Hamza was part of a broader, ongoing security investigation in which a former minister, a junior member of the royal family and unnamed others were detained, said a report. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj Gen Yousef Huneiti denied claims about the arrest of Prince Hamza and said the Prince was asked to stop movements and activities that are used to target the security and stability of Jordan, adding that the move is part of joint comprehensive investigations undertaken by security agencies, and as a result of which Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, Basem Ibrahim Awadallah and others have been arrested.
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