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Jordan Times
19-05-2025
- Jordan Times
SSC hands down death sentence, multiple prison terms over deadly attack on police patrol
A view of the State Security Court building (Petra file photo) AMMAN — The State Security Court (SSC) on Monday issued a death sentence and multiple prison terms over a 2022 attack that claimed the lives of four security officers and wounded several others. In an open session on Monday, the SSC sentenced the lead defendant to death for his role in the December 2022 attack, which targeted a police patrol in southern Maan Governorate and led to the death ofColonel AbdulrazzaqDalabeeh. Dalabeeh served as deputy director of the Maan Police Directorate and was fatally shot in the head on December 16, 2022. Two other defendants were convicted of related terrorism charges, including complicity in acts that led to death, illegal possession of firearms for terrorist purposes, and affiliation with a terrorist group. They received sentences of between 9 and 20 years of hard labor. A fourth defendant was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to alert authorities despite having prior knowledge of the group's plans. The court acquitted two other individuals due to a lack of sufficient evidence. The events date back to December 15, 2022, when militants ambushed a police patrol, killing Dalabeehand injuring several others. Four days later, on December 19, security forces launched a raid on a house believed to be sheltering the suspects. A fierce exchange of gunfire followed, resulting in the deaths of Captain GhaithRahahleh, Second Lieutenant MutazNajada, and Corporal Ibrahim Shaqarin. Several other officers were wounded in the operation. Police officers applied rules of engagement and killed attackers. Page 2
Roya News
19-05-2025
- Roya News
Jordan court sentences terror cell suspects over 2022 deadly attack
Jordan's State Security Court on Monday issued verdicts in the high-profile case involving a terrorist cell behind deadly attacks that occurred in December 2022, resulting in the deaths of four security personnel. The court sentenced the first defendant to death after finding him guilty of carrying out terrorist acts that led to the death of Public Security Directorate officers. Other defendants were convicted of charges including committing terrorist acts resulting in death, aiding and abetting terrorism, possession of firearms for terrorist purposes, affiliation with a terrorist organization, conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, and promoting terrorist ideology. Sentences for the convicted co-defendants ranged from nine to 20 years in prison with hard labor. The court concluded that they had formed an organized terrorist cell and conspired to carry out attacks against Jordanian security forces using firearms. One defendant was sentenced to three years in prison for having prior knowledge of the terrorist plot and failing to report it to authorities. The court acquitted two defendants due to insufficient legal evidence against them. The attacks, which took place on Dec. 15, 2022, began when armed terrorists opened fire on a Public Security patrol vehicle in Jerash, killing Brig. Gen. Abdulrazzaq Dalaabeh and injuring several others. Subsequently, on Dec. 19, security forces raided a house where two suspects were hiding. As the security personnel approached, the terrorists opened fire, killing Capt. Ghaith Rahahleh, Lt. Mo'taz Najadah, and Cpl. Ibrahim Al-Shaqareen, and injuring others. The attackers were killed during the ensuing exchange of fire.
