Posted on 04/04/2021 5:21:24 AM PDT by EBH
Arrests of top officials and royal family members are rare in Jordan.
Former Jordanian Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has been placed under house arrest amid reports that the kingdom’s security forces have foiled a coup against King Abdullah II.
At least 20 Jordanians have been arrested in connection with the alleged coup.
According to The Washington Post, Hamzah was placed under restriction at his Amman palace amid an alleged plot to unseat King Abdullah II.
“The move followed the discovery of what palace officials described as a complex and far-reaching plot that included at least one other Jordanian royal, as well as tribal leaders and members of the country’s security establishment,” the report said.
The official Jordanian media initially reported that Hamzah has been placed under house arrest.
Later, however, a Jordanian official was quoted as saying that “His Royal Highness, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein was not under house arrest or detention, contrary to reports in the media.”
Hamzah is the elder son of the late King Hussein and his American-born wife, Queen Noor. He was named Crown Prince of Jordan in 1999, a position he held until his half-brother, King Abdullah II, rescinded it in 2004.
Hamzah, an outspoken critic of corruption in Jordan, had called for holding those responsible to account.
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I find the Jordanian succession issue very confusing. I’ve tried to untangle it several times and thought I had it, only to be confused once again.
Obama’s puppet Biden and the American Politbureau behind them would love to see the Kingdom of Jordan become an Islamic State.
So would that little Turkish prick, Erdogan, the Sewer Rat.
And overthrowing Jordan would do it.
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