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2021-06-22 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
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Not guilty pleas entered in Jordan sedition trial
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[ARABNEWS] The suspects in Jordan’s high-profile "sedition case," former minister Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, appeared in court on Monday over their alleged roles in a plot to "destabilize the country."
Dozens of news hounds had been outside the State Security Court (SSC) since the early hours on Monday waiting for permits to enter the heavily-guarded court but were told it was a closed-door hearing.
Images on social media showed Awadallah, a former royal court chief, and bin Zaid both wearing blue prison uniforms as they were escorted by security guards to the SSC building.
Sources who attended the session said that the judges read out the charge sheet against the defendants, who pleaded not guilty
"Wudn't me."
. The court also heard testimonies of two prosecution witnesses related to leaked audio clips.
The court is scheduled to hold another closed-door session on Tuesday.
Last week, the SSC prosecution office leveled sedition and incitement charges against Awadallah and bin Zaid and accused them of conspiring with former crown prince Hamzah to destabilize the country and fuel unrest against the monarch in collaboration with foreign parties.
Bin Zaid was also charged with possessing illegal narcotics (hashish).
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