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| Jordan law body chief quits over 'despotism' | |
| 2005-03-09 | |
| AMMAN — In a stunning turn of events, the president of the Jordanian Bar Association, Hussein Megaly, submitted his resignation. This rare incident was triggered by a new law for trade syndicates endorsed by the government. The issuance of the law in absentia and without prior consultation with the bar association signifies an annulment of the syndicate and public works and even of citizenship rights. The resignation came two days after an election meeting in his favour was denied by the government authorities. He further abstained from running for a new BA presidency. Megaly made stern and sharp protests in his resignation letter against the judicial system, which he dubbed as "useless and a waste of time", since rights are lost forever.
Jordanian Prime Minister Faisal Al Fayez regarded the trade syndicate complex as "a platform for voicing government rebuke and stringent criticism, which will not be allowed under any circumstances," he strongly emphasised. Consequently, the Islamic Labour Front Party condemned the current government for suppression of freedom and spreading corrupt public values as well as fraudulent financial and administrative ethics. "Reform is, therefore, a far-fetched aspiration and, with the advent of the new law, has become out of the question," the party declared. "This law is drilling deep into the damaged social fabric. It is a crucial setback to democracy and a willful vengeance," the party asserted. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |