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Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood opposition group
Photo credit- AP The Jordanian Interior Ministry said the Islamist opposition group had been linked to a sabotage plot. The group has operated legally for decades, though it is banned in other Arab countries. The Jordanian Interior Ministry outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood , the country's most prominent opposition group, on Wednesday, closing its offices and confiscating its assets. Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said the decision was a response to a sabotage plot to which a son of one of the group's leaders had been linked and would take immediate effect. What did Jordan say about the Muslim Brotherhood ban? "It has been decided to ban all activities of the so-called Muslim Brotherhood and to consider any [of its] activity a violation of the provisions of the law," Faraya said, adding that any promoters of the group's ideology would be held accountable by law. "It has been proven that members of the group operate in the dark and engage in activities that could destabilize the country," read an Interior Ministry statement. "Members of the dissolved Muslim Brotherhood have tampered with security and national unity, and disrupted security and public order." The ban extends to anything that is published by the group. Following the announcement, police surrounded and searched the party's headquarters in the capital, Amman. What is the Muslim Brotherhood? The Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned in many Arab countries, has operated legally in Jordan for decades. Its Sunni Islamist ideology and stated goal of establishing a caliphate under sharia law enjoys grass-roots support in major urban centers in Jordan. The political arm of the Brotherhood in Jordan, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), made significant gains in parliamentary elections in September, tapping into anger over Israel's war against Hamas to win 31 out of 138 seats. "The Jordanian people have given us their trust by voting for us," said IAF leader Wael al-Saqqa at the time – although turnout was measured at just 32%. Murad Adailah, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, said the IAF's victory amounted to a "popular referendum" endorsing the group's support for the Palestinian militant group Hamas . The movement says it publicly renounced violence decades ago and now claims to pursue its Islamist aims using peaceful means. But opponents maintain that it is a terrorist organization and it is listed as such in Egypt , where it originated in the 1920s.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood after arrests over attack plots
Jordan's government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood a week after it said members of the Islamist group had been arrested on suspicion of planning rocket and drone attacks. Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told a news conference that all of the Brotherhood's offices would be closed and its assets confiscated, and that any activities would be considered illegal. There was no immediate response from the Brotherhood, which denied any links to the alleged attack plots. It is not clear how the ban will affect the group's political arm, the Islamic Action Front, which is the largest opposition group in parliament. But its headquarters was raided by police following Faraya's announcement. The IAF's secretary general, Wael Saqqa, insisted that it was an independent political party, explaining that it had "no relationship with any other organisational body". "We always declare that we are committed to order, the law, and the provisions of the constitution," he said. In 2020, Jordan's top court ruled that the Brotherhood was "dissolved" because it had not settled its legal status. However, the group continued its political and other activities, and the IAF participated in last year's parliamentary elections, winning 31 out of the 138 seats. Arrests in Jordan over rocket and drone plots Last week, Jordan's General Intelligence Department said it had arrested 16 people suspected of planning attacks aimed at "targeting national security, sowing chaos and sabotage". They involved possession of explosives and automatic weapons, the manufacture of rockets, the concealment of one rocket ready to be launched, a project to manufacture drones, and the training of individuals both in Jordan and abroad, it said. Faraya claimed during Wednesday's news conference that members of the Brotherhood "operate in the shadows and engage in activities that could undermine stability and security". Authorities had found "explosives and weapons transported between Jordanian cities and stored in residential areas", as well as covert rocket manufacturing facilities and training and recruitment operations, he alleged. He also said Brotherhood members had attempted to remove and destroy documents from their headquarters "in an effort to conceal their activities and suspicious affiliations". The group has denied having any involvement in, or knowledge of, the alleged attack plot and stressed that it is "committed to its peaceful approach". The Brotherhood was founded in Egypt almost 100 years ago and has local branches across the world. One of its aims is to create a state ruled by Islamic law, or Sharia. It is outlawed in Egypt and several Arab countries, whose governments see it as a threat.
Express Tribune
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Jordan bans Brotherhood group
Jordan announced on Wednesday it was banning the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement, accusing it of manufacturing and stockpiling weapons and planning to destabilise the kingdom. The move comes after authorities said they arrested 16 people, including members of the Brotherhood, over an alleged sabotage plot. "It has been decided to ban all activities of the so-called Muslim Brotherhood and to consider any activity (carried out by it) a violation of the provisions of the law," Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told reporters.
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood after arrests over attack plots
Jordan's government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood a week after it said members of the Islamist group had been arrested on suspicion of planning rocket and drone Minister Mazen al-Faraya told a news conference that all of the Brotherhood's offices would be closed and its assets confiscated, and that any activities would be considered was no immediate response from the Brotherhood, which denied any links to the alleged attack is not clear how the ban will affect the group's political arm, the Islamic Action Front, which is the largest opposition group in parliament. But its headquarters was raided by police following Faraya's announcement. The IAF's secretary general, Wael Saqqa, insisted that it was an independent political party, explaining that it had "no relationship with any other organisational body"."We always declare that we are committed to order, the law, and the provisions of the constitution," he 2020, Jordan's top court ruled that the Brotherhood was "dissolved" because it had not settled its legal the group continued its political and other activities, and the IAF participated in last year's parliamentary elections, winning 31 out of the 138 seats. Last week, Jordan's General Intelligence Department said it had arrested 16 people suspected of planning attacks aimed at "targeting national security, sowing chaos and sabotage".They involved possession of explosives and automatic weapons, the manufacture of rockets, the concealment of one rocket ready to be launched, a project to manufacture drones, and the training of individuals both in Jordan and abroad, it claimed during Wednesday's news conference that members of the Brotherhood "operate in the shadows and engage in activities that could undermine stability and security".Authorities had found "explosives and weapons transported between Jordanian cities and stored in residential areas", as well as covert rocket manufacturing facilities and training and recruitment operations, he also said Brotherhood members had attempted to remove and destroy documents from their headquarters "in an effort to conceal their activities and suspicious affiliations".The group has denied having any involvement in, or knowledge of, the alleged attack plot and stressed that it is "committed to its peaceful approach". The Brotherhood was founded in Egypt almost 100 years ago and has local branches across the world. One of its aims is to create a state ruled by Islamic law, or is outlawed in Egypt and several Arab countries, whose governments see it as a threat.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood group
Jordan announced on Wednesday it was banning the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement, accusing it of manufacturing and stockpiling weapons and planning to destabilise the kingdom. The move comes after authorities said they arrested 16 people, including members of the Brotherhood, over an alleged sabotage plot. "It has been decided to ban all activities of the so-called Muslim Brotherhood and to consider any activity (carried out by it) a violation of the provisions of the law," Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told reporters. "It has also been decided to close any offices or headquarters used by the group, even if it is in partnership with any other parties," he added. The Muslim Brotherhood has continued to operate in Jordan despite the country's top court in 2020 ruling to dissolve it, with authorities turning a blind eye to its activities. The Brotherhood's political wing, the Islamic Action Front, is Jordan's main opposition party and the largest in parliament, having won 31 out of 138 seats in September elections. Faraya said Jordan would also be "confiscating the group's assets in accordance with relevant judicial rulings, prohibit the promotion of the group's ideas under penalty of legal accountability, and consider membership in it a prohibited act". The capital Amman is home to several Muslim Brotherhood offices. The group often issues statements and organises rallies in solidarity with the Palestinians, especially since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023. Faraya said any collaboration with the Muslim Brotherhood was banned, as was publishing any content produced by the movement "and all its fronts and arms". It was not immediately clear whether the ban applied to the Islamic Action Front. In a parliamentary session earlier this week, some legislators called to outlaw the activities of the Brotherhood and suspend MPs from the Islamic Action Front. - 'Operating in the shadows' - Jordan's intelligence service on April 15 announced the arrests of 16 people on "terrorism" charges, accusing them, among other things, of manufacturing and possessing weapons such as rockets. The Muslim Brotherhood has denied being aware of any plot, dismissing it as the acts of individuals in support of the Palestinian "resistance". The group said it has always supported "Jordan's security and stability". Faraya charged that the group's members "are operating in the shadows and engage in activities that could undermine stability and security". He added that authorities had found "explosives and weapons transported between Jordanian cities and stored in residential areas", as well as covert missile manufacturing facilities and "training and recruitment operations" linked to the group. "No country can accept" such activities, the minister said. Amman had tolerated the group for decades, but since 2014 authorities have considered it illegal, arguing its licence was not renewed under a 2014 law. The Brotherhood argues that it had already obtained licences under previous laws in the 1940s and 1950s. It continued to operate, but its relations with the state deteriorated after the government in 2015 authorised a splinter group, the Muslim Brotherhood Association. The Brotherhood, banned in several other Arab countries, has had grassroots support in Jordan for decades. Ahmad Safadi, speaker of the Jordanian parliament's lower house, said in response to Faraya's announcement that Jordan respected the rule of law, and "no entity is outside the authority and power of the state". He said the legislature would support "all steps announced by the interior minister to safeguard the kingdom's security and stability in the face of suspicious attempts directed from abroad". kt/ysm/ami/smw
