Jordan Says Prince Liaised With ‘Foreign Parties’ Over Plot to Destabilize Country Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said on April 4 that King Abdullah’s half-brother and former crown prince, Prince Hamza, liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize the country and had been under investigation for some time. The military said on April 3 it had issued a warning to the prince over actions targeting “security and stability” in the key U.S. ally. Prince Hamza later said he was under house arrest. Several high-profile figures were detained. “The investigations had monitored interferences and communications with foreign parties over the right timing to destabilize Jordan,” Safadi said.