Verdict day in Jordan 'coup plot' trial Issued on: 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.