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Jordan News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Jordan News
Attorney General Orders Crackdown on Gunfire Ahead of Tawjihi Results Announcement - Jordan News
Attorney General Orders Crackdown on Gunfire Ahead of Tawjihi Results Announcement Attorney General Dr. Naif Al-Samarat has directed public prosecutors across all governorates of the Kingdom to take strict legal action against individuals who violate the law during the upcoming announcement of General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) results and the summer wedding season. اضافة اعلان In his directive, Al-Samarat emphasized the importance of coordinating with security agencies and judicial police officers, each according to their jurisdiction, to apprehend individuals who fire gunshots into the air or block roads with makeshift barriers, and to open the necessary investigations without leniency in law enforcement. The directive stressed the need to activate relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 9 of 1961 and its amendments, as well as applicable articles in the Firearms and Ammunition Law No. 34 of 1952 and its amendments, to ensure public safety and maintain security during such occasions. — (Petra)

Ammon
6 days ago
- Politics
- Ammon
Attorney General orders to take firm legal measures against celebratory gunfire
Ammon News - Attorney General, Nayef Samarat, has directed public prosecutors across the Kingdom to take firm legal measures against individuals involved in celebratory gunfire and other violations that threaten public safety, as the release of Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) results and the peak of the summer wedding season approach. In a circular issued on Monday, the Attorney General called for coordinated efforts between prosecutors, security forces, and judicial police officers to identify and apprehend offenders who discharge firearms or block roads during celebrations. The directive emphasized the need to open formal investigations and enforce the law without leniency. Samarat also instructed prosecutors to apply the relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 9 of 1961 and the Firearms and Ammunition Law No. 34 of 1952, including all amendments, to ensure public order and safety during this period.