The State Security Court held its first hearing on Wednesday in the case involving the terrorist attack on the St. George Church in the town of Hamoud, Karak Governorate.
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The hearing took place in a calm and transparent atmosphere. The court heard the defendants' responses to the charges brought against them and decided to appoint lawyers to represent them in accordance with the law.
Lawyer Amer Hussein Al-Halasa attended the hearing as a representative of the families and relatives of the martyrs.
On Tuesday, State Security Court Prosecutor Brigadier Judge Ahmad Talat Shahaltough announced that the court's Public Prosecutor's Office had completed all investigative procedures. These included hearing testimony from prosecution witnesses, collecting evidence from the crime scene, documenting the weapons and ammunition used in the terrorist attack on St. George Church in Hamoud, Karak, on October 23, 2026, and interrogating the defendants accused of carrying out and participating in the attack.
The State Security Court's prosecutor decided to charge the defendants with the following offences:
Committing terrorist acts resulting in the death of a person, in complicity, 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.
Committing terrorist acts using firearms and ammunition, in complicity, on two counts, in violation of Article 7(b)(3) of the Anti-Terrorism Law and its amendments, in conjunction with Articles 2 and 7(f) of the same law and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
Possessing firearms with the intention of using them to carry out terrorist acts, in complicity, in violation of Articles 3(f) and 7(c) of the Anti-Terrorism Law and its amendments, in conjunction with Article 7(f) of the same law and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
Possessing ammunition with the intention of using it to carry out terrorist acts, in complicity, in violation of Articles 3(f) and 7(c) of the Anti-Terrorism Law and its amendments, in conjunction with Article 7(f) of the same law and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
Conspiracy to commit terrorist acts using firearms, in violation of Articles 7(g) and 7(i) of the Anti-Terrorism Law and its amendments, in conjunction with Article 2 of the same law.
Promoting the ideas of a terrorist group, in violation of Articles 3(e) and 7(c) of the Anti-Terrorism Law and its amendments.
Committing acts that undermine public order and endanger the safety and security of society, in violation of Articles 2 and 7(i) of the Anti-Terrorism Law and its amendments.
Source: Al-Mamlaka
