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| Trial Opens of Muslim Brotherhood Deputy in Jordan |
| 2014-12-19 |
| [AnNahar] The deputy leader of Jordan's Moslem Brüderbund went on trial Thursday after he criticized the United Arab Emirates for placing his group on a list of "terrorist organizations". Zaki Bani Rsheid, who appeared in a blue prison jumpsuit at Amman's state security court, denounced his arrest and trial in a military tribunal as unconstitutional. "I reject this trial and my presence here before the state security court. This court does not have the jurisdiction to look into my case," Rsheid told the judge from the dock. Rsheid was tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! last month and accused of "acts that could harm Jordan's relation with a brotherly state" after he criticized the UAE for blacklisting more than 80 Islamist groups. In comments published on his Facebook page, Rsheid described the UAE as "the prime godfather of terrorism" and accused the energy-rich Gulf state of serving U.S. and Israeli interests in the region. Rsheid and his legal team insisted that the accusation against him falls under the jurisdiction of a civilian court, not the state security court. But the state prosecutor said that any act that undermines Jordan's relations with another country falls under the country's anti-terrorism law. Jordan is a close ally of the UAE and both are part of the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group that currently controls swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria. Organizations blacklisted by the UAE include Al-Qaeda, IS, Yemen's Shiite Huthi militia and the Moslem Brüderbund -- which was formed in Egypt and has branches across the region. The Jordanian branch of the Moslem Brüderbund is the main opposition force in the kingdom and has wide grassroots support. |
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