AMMAN —
Minister of Interior
Mazen Al-Faraya told lawmakers Tuesday that Jordan has no detainees related to
cases of freedom and that the Kingdom enjoys an excellent level of freedoms.
His statement was made at a meeting of the
Lower House Freedoms and Human
Rights Committee headed by MP Abdullah Abu Zaid, attended by MP Ali Khalayleh
and others, where several issues, including administrative detention, were
discussed, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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The committee applauded a decision by Faraya
to suspend police surveillance and house arrest for three months, with the
exception of some cases that are deemed dangerous.
MP Ghazi Al-Thneibat called on Faraya to put
a stop to jalwa (forced relocation) and also to revise administrative
detention.
Faraya said that Jordan enjoys an excellent
level of freedoms and that Jordan’s crime prevention law is applied in
compliance with the conditions set by the Court of First Instance.
Faraya also said that 2,100 people who had
left conforming with jalwa had returned to their homes.
He confirmed that 2,199 people are in
administrative detention, of whom 511 are accused of racketeering.
Abu Zaid said that the panel is about to sign a plea for
a general amnesty for crimes in which personal civil claims have been dropped.
He said that Jordan is living a defining and historical moment, which requires
a review of civil rights legislation and regulations.
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