The State Security Court issued a ruling on Sunday morning, November 15, 2026, sentencing the three perpetrators of the terrorist attack in the town of Hamoud, Karak Governorate, to death.
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The attack took place on October 23, 2026. The court convicted the three defendants of the following charges:
1. Committing terrorist acts resulting in the death of a person, as accomplices, on nine counts, in violation of Article 7(B)(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments, in conjunction with Articles 2 and 7(F) of the same law and Article 76 of the Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and its amendments.
2. Committing terrorist acts using weapons and ammunition, as accomplices, on two counts, in violation of Article 7(B)(3) of the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments, in conjunction with Articles 2 and 7(F) of the same law and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
3. Possessing weapons with the intent to use them in terrorist acts, as accomplices, in violation of Articles 3(F) and 7(C) of the Anti-Terrorism Law, in conjunction with Article 7(F) of the same law and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
4. Possessing ammunition with the intent to use it in terrorist acts, as accomplices, in violation of Articles 3(F) and 7(C) of the Anti-Terrorism Law, in conjunction with Article 7(F) of the same law and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
5. Conspiring to commit terrorist acts using weapons, in violation of Articles 7(G) and 7(I) of the Anti-Terrorism Law, in conjunction with Article 2 of the same law.
6. Promoting the ideas of a terrorist group, in violation of Articles 3(E) and 7(C) of the Anti-Terrorism Law.
Additionally, one of the perpetrators was convicted of providing funds intended to finance the commission of terrorist acts, in violation of Articles 4(A)(1) and 30(A) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Law No. 20 of 2021 and its amendments, in conjunction with Article 2(B) of the same law and Article 2 of the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments.
It is worth noting that the ruling issued by the State Security Court is subject to appeal before the Court of Cassation, as required by law.
