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Jordan Shuts down more Muslim Brotherhood Offices
 [AnNahar] Jordanian security services on Thursday pressed ahead with closures of offices of the Moslem Brüderbund, the kingdom's main opposition force, which vowed to fight the measure in the courts.Brotherhood front man Badi al-Rafaia said its offices were sealed off with red wax in the towns of Mafraq, 70 kilometers (45 miles) northeast of Amman, and Madaba, 30 kilometers (30 miles) to the south of the capital. The moves came one day after the movement's Amman headquarters were closed along with an office in Jerash to the north. Previously tolerated for decades in Jordan, the Brotherhood has had tense relations with the authorities since the Arab Spring uprisings that shook the region in 2011. The movement, in a statement published Thursday, said the closures "take us back to the days of martial law when order and justice are not respected", and pledged "to take judicial and political measures against these illegal pressures". Posted by: trailing wife 2016-04-15 |
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