Jordan’s Prince Hamza was destabilising country’s security, says deputy prime minister

  • Date: 04-Apr-2021
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Jordan
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Jordan’s Prince Hamza was destabilising country’s security, says deputy prime minister

Jordanian former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussain engaged in activities aimed at destabilising the kingdom, deputy prime minister Ayman Al Safadi said at a press conference on Sanday as he laid out why a string of former senior officials had been arrested late the previous evening.

Prince Hamzah was in communication with former chief of the royal court Bassem Awadallah and multiple other figures to destabilise Jordan, said Mr Al Safadi, who is also the foreign minister.

The figures were surveilled for a long period of time by security forces and King Abdullah briefed on the situation.

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