The State Security Court (SSC) on Tuesday sentenced seven men to various prison terms after convicting them of plotting activity aimed at undermining Jordan's relations with another country. The tribunal first handed Zeid S., 27, Khalid K., 33, a five-year prison term each, but decided to reduce the sentence to four years each to “give them a second chance in life.” Four other defendants Yeldar W., 25, Hassan S., 25, Murad M., 25, and Abdul Rahman Y., 23, were also sentenced to five-year prison terms, which were commuted to three years for the same reason. The last defendant in the case Ashraf M., 25, received a 20-month prison term for the same charges. Defence attorney Hamad Emoush told The Jordan Times the defence team plans to appeal the verdicts. “The verdict was too harsh and our clients are simple people and do not have the capability to threaten the Kingdom's relations with any country,” he said.
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