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| Jordan jails senior Brotherhood official for criticizing UAE |
| 2015-02-17 |
[REUTERS] A court in Jordan placed in durance vileMaw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! the deputy head of the country's Moslem Brüderbund on Sunday for publicly criticizing the United Arab Emirates, in a verdict his lawyer described as illegal and an attack on free speech. The military court sentenced Zaki Bani Rushaid to 18 months in prison after convicting him of souring ties with a foreign country, a judicial source said. He is the most high-profile political figure in decades to be imprisoned in Jordan, a U.S. ally that has so far been spared the turmoil that has spread across much of the Middle East following the Arab Spring revolts. Bani Rushaid was jugged Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! in November after criticizing the UAE on social media for designating the Brotherhood, which is Jordan's biggest opposition party, as a terrorist group and thereby serving Israeli interests. His arrest was condemned by rights groups. The UAE is one of Jordan's main financial backers and the two countries are close political allies, both participating in U.S.-led air strikes against 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.... gunnies in Syria and Iraq. |
| Posted by:Fred |