Verdict day in Jordan coup plot trial
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12/07/2021 - 04:34 A vehicle with tinted windows leaves the State Security Court in Amman, where two ex-officials accused of plotting a palace coup have been on trial Khalil MAZRAAWI afp/AFP 3 min
Amman (AFP)
A Jordanian court is to rule Monday in the trial of two ex-officials accused of plotting a palace coup that sparked a crisis in a kingdom seen as an oasis of stability.
Former royal court chief Bassem Awadallah and an ex-envoy to Saudi Arabia, Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, have been charged with conspiring with Prince Hamzah to have him replace his half-brother, King Abdullah II.
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