AMMAN — The Lower House on Wednesday endorsed
the integrity and anti-corruption bill as well as the amended Audit Bureau Law that was
submitted by the Senate.
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The amended law allows the Audit Bureau to
detain those suspected of corruption for no more than 48 hours in cases where
there are concerns of loss of evidence or tampering.
The amended law also allows the council, when
necessary, to seize movable assets and apply travel restrictions to suspects of
corruption for no more than two days as long as the decision is submitted to
the prosecutor general.
MPs refused to endorse wording that made the
spread of false information against any natural or legal person for personal
gain a form of corruption.
Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Media
and National Guidance, Omar Al-Ayasra, told Jordan News that deleting the
character assassination article is a victory for freedom of expression and for
the press.
Ayasrah added that the article was presented to
the House about a month ago, and the House had returned it to the legal
committee.
"The committee has invited the Jordan Press
Association, and this decision is the result of tripartite discussions between
the Legal Committee, the Jordan Press Association, and the
government."
The House also refused to exempt the Integrity
and Anti-Corruption Committee from the civil service provision.
During the session, MP Ramzi Al-Ajarmeh, the
candidate who trailed dismissed deputy Osama Ajarmeh in the last parliamentary elections, was also sworn
in as MP of the capital’s fifth district on Wednesday morning. Ramzi’s oath was
taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 80 of the Constitution and
Article 4 of the internal system of the House of Representatives.
The newly sworn-in MP told Jordan News that he
stands with national unity, and what the former deputy Osama Al-Ajarmeh did was
an individual act that does not represent or speak for the tribe, declining to
comment further on the issue.
Ramzi who received 2,186 votes, replaced Osama
Al-Ajarmeh, both of whom were on the Al-Bairaq electoral roll.
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