AMMAN — Jordan has successfully dealt with an attempt on its
security, in which HRH Prince Hamzah, along with prominent figures, was found
to be involved, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said in a press conference on
Sunday.
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Sharif Hassan bin Zaid and former minister Bassem Awadallah were
arrested Saturday night, among others. Safadi put the total number of arrestees
between 14-16.
Safadi told reporters that the ongoing investigation “proved that
people from Prince Hamzah’s inner circle were in contact with opposition
figures abroad.”
Safadi added that army chief, Major General Youssef Al-Huneiti,
visited the prince at his residence at 2pm to convince him to halt his actions,
but the prince “did not cooperate and replied with a negative attitude”.
The prince, according to the official, sent Awadallah a recording
of the meeting with Huneiti, which prompted the latter to try to flee abroad.
The investigation also revealed that one person with ties to
foreign security agencies called the prince’s wife Saturday, offering a flight
out of Jordan, according to Safadi.
The deputy premier also revealed that, in parallel with those
activities, Prince Hamzah undertook “intensive activities” to communicate with
community leaders to “incite and urge them to conduct activities that would
harm national security”.
Safadi stressed that no incumbent military leaders were implicated
in the case.
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