Awadallah’s defense attorney discusses latest – Roya News English

Awadallah’s defense attorney discusses latest – Roya News English

Tuesday, the State Security Court (SSC) heard, during a secret session, the last witnesses of the Public Prosecution in the 'sedition case,' wherein the former chief of the Royal Hashemite Court (RHC), Basem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid are being tried for attempts to destabilize the security of Jordan.

The court set the third secret session on Sunday, to hear the defense statements of both defendants in the case.

From outside the gate of the SSC, Awadallah's defense lawyer, Muhammad Afif, said after the end of the session, that the defense team will request the testimony of Prince Hamzah bin Al-Hussein if it is in the interest of the case, noting defense evidence includes testimonies of five to 10 witnesses in the case, which will be submitted to the court.