Jordan’s federal government on Wednesday officially banned the Muslim Brotherhood– the nation’s most arranged opposition motion– and transferred to take all of its residential or commercial property, Interior Minister Mazen Fraya revealed. The choice follows the arrest recently of 16 Brotherhood members implicated of outlining sabotage attacks inside Jordan, consisting of making use of rockets and drones.
Fraya stated authorities discovered proof that the suspects had actually gotten training and financing in Lebanon and were preparing to assault security targets and delicate places focused on destabilizing the kingdom. A different Brotherhood cell was blamed for a foiled plot in 2024. Fraya then mentioned that activities of the group are now prohibited, and anybody promoting its ideology will deal with legal responsibility.
Security forces, acting upon public district attorney orders, robbed lots of Brotherhood workplaces throughout significant cities, seizing files and devices. Authorities kept in mind some files appeared to have actually been ruined in an effort to hide incriminating proof. The Brotherhood’s political wing, the Islamic Action Front, likewise had its workplaces shuttered and records took– a relocation experts state might presage a more comprehensive crackdown on the celebration.
Established in Egypt in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood has long operated legally in Jordan, developing grassroots assistance and winning a considerable minority of parliamentary seats in last September’s elections. The IAF, nevertheless, rejected any organizational participation in the supposed plot, insisting its members who might have assisted West Bank Palestinians did so on a specific basis.