Jordanian FM Accuses Prince Hamzah of Plotting to Destabilize the Country
Voice of America
Jordan’s foreign minister Sunday said an alleged plot by the former crown prince to undermine the government had been foiled. Praying that truth and justice will prevail for all the innocent victims of this wicked slander. God bless and keep them safe. We are closely following the reports out of Jordan, and we have been in touch with Jordanian officials. King Abdullah is a key partner of the United States, and he has our full support.
Ayman Safadi told reporters that Prince Hamzah, the younger, half-brother of King Abdullah II, had liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize the country. Safadi, who also holds the title of the deputy prime minister, did not specify which countries were involved in the alleged plot. Division in the ruling royal family erupted into the open late Saturday when Hamzah announced he could not leave his home and state media reported that senior officials had been detained in a security probe. Hamzah sent a video recording to the BBC saying he was being silenced and lashed out at authorities saying the country had become “stymied in corruption, nepotism and misrule.”People walk past the entrance of the International Medical Corps American field hospital ahead of its evacuation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 2, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Displaced Palestinians sit alongside their belongings in a van driving in al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 2, 2024. People talk in front of a sign referring to hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2, 2024. Palestinians use a path lined with destroyed buildings al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 2, 2024.
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