AMMAN — The
Amman Magistrate Court
has issued a verdict against the sister of a current minister for insulting
Jordanians during a recorded radio interview in defense of her brother.
اضافة اعلان
The court found her guilty of
defamation and slander, and she was
sentenced to three months in prison.
However, she was found not guilty of incitement, according to Khaberni.
21 plaintiffs file casesTwenty-one plaintiffs filed cases
with the
Amman Magistrate Court. The decision is subject to appeal.
Recorded radio interviewDuring the recorded radio interview,
the woman directed blame and insults at Jordanians in defense of her brother,
after his statement that "no one will die of thirst in Jordan."
She said: "The people have no
shame, they are a lowly people. ... If any one of you takes a position or
becomes a minister, (then you will know) that the responsibility is very large.
… The people deserve to be (insulted) and stepped on, and they deserve to pay
for a drop of water."
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