[ENGLISH.AAWSAT] Jordanian security forces arrested a former adviser to King Abdullah, a member of the royal family and others on "security related" grounds, the Petra state news agency said.... and if you can't believe the state news agency who can you believe?
US-educated Bassem Awadallah,
| ... Basem Ibrahim Awadallah, former head of the royal court and former planning minister... |
| ... the former royal envoy to Saudi Arabia... |
Arrests of brass hats and royal family members are rare in Jordan.
Awadallah was a driving force behind economic reforms before he resigned as chief of the royal court in 2008.
| Al Ahram adds: |
In a statement published on the state news agency, it said this was part of a broader, ongoing security investigation in which a former minister, a member of the royal family and unnamed others were detained.
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