Jordan’s Prince Hamzah may be called to testify in sedition trial

The royal at the centre of a high-profile court case has been accused of undermining the authority of King Abdullah II.

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah is among witnesses who may be asked to testify by the defence team of a former confidant of King Abdullah II who is on trial on charges of agitating to destabilise the monarchy. On Wednesday, defence lawyer Mohamed Afif said it would be up to the court to decide whether to call Prince Hamzah, the king’s half-brother, as a witness. “We will ask 25 witnesses, and among them Prince Hamzah,” Afif said.