GNB Desk: Amman’s prosecutor general on Tuesday banned all news and social media users on Tuesday from the publication of any information about a royal rift involving the Jordanian king’s half-brother, Prince Hamzah, state television said.
“In order to keep the security services’ investigation into Prince Hamzah and the others secret, [it is decided] to ban the publication of anything related to this inquiry at this stage,” the prosecutor Hassan al-Abdallat said.
According to the prosecutor shown on television said to a statement, “the ban on publication involves all audiovisual media and social networks, as well as the publication of all images or video clips relating to this subject under pain of legal action.”
Tuesday’s order came after Prince Hamzah said he had been placed under house arrest. Hamzah, who has been highly critical of the government, pledged loyalty to King Abdullah II.
But in an apparent easing of the tensions, the 41-year-old prince later pledged his backing to King Abdullah.
“I will remain … faithful to the legacy of my ancestors, walking on their path, loyal to their path and their message and to His Majesty,” he said in a signed letter, quoted by the palace.
“I will always be ready to help and support His Majesty the King and his Crown Prince,” he is quoted as writing.
The government accuses Prince Hamza, who was heir to throne until King Abdullah removed him from the position in 2004, of liaising with people linked to foreign parties in a plot to destabilise Jordan and that he had been under investigation for some time.
The government has accused Hamzah, an ex-crown prince, of a “malicious plot” and involvement in a seditious conspiracy to “destabilise the kingdom’s security” – at least 16 others were arrested.
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