{"id":8217,"date":"2021-04-04T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2021-04-04T17:59:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T17:59:55","slug":"utmost-danger-jordan-cracks-down-on-threat-to-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/04\/04\/utmost-danger-jordan-cracks-down-on-threat-to-stability\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan gov\u2019t accuses ex-crown prince of \u2018malicious plot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Jordanian royal family member has lashed out at the ruling elite in rare criticism after several former high-level officials were arrested in what the military said are moves against a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p>Former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein \u2013 a half brother of King Abdullah II and popular figure in Jordan \u2013 said he had been placed under house arrest, a claim the military denied.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8220\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Utmost-danger-Jordan-cracks-down-on-threat-to-stability-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Utmost-danger-Jordan-cracks-down-on-threat-to-stability-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Utmost-danger-Jordan-cracks-down-on-threat-to-stability-rapidnews-dailyrapid-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Others close to Prince Hamzah were arrested, however, including Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, and Bassem Ibrahim Awadallah, a former head of the royal court in 2007-2008, according to the official Petra news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Awadallah also previously served as finance and planning minister and has private business interests throughout the Gulf region. The agency did not provide further\u00a0details\u00a0or name the others who had been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Noor, widow of the late King Al Hussein of Jordan, denounced on Sunday the allegations by the authorities against her son Prince Hamzah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPraying that truth and justice will prevail for all the innocent victims of this wicked slander,\u201d she wrote on Twitter. \u201cGod bless and keep them safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Praying that truth and justice will prevail for all the innocent victims of this wicked slander. God bless and keep them safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noor Al Hussein (@QueenNoor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QueenNoor\/status\/1378639005164707840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"root\">\n<div class=\"container container--grid container--article container--white container--vertical-padding\">\n<div class=\"container__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-col l-col--8\">\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\">\n<p>Doud Kuttab, director-general of the nonprofit media organization Community Media Network, said official media was not elaborating on what was happening on Sunday, but he suggested it was an \u201cinternal criticism\u201d issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe former Crown Prince Hamzah has been making the rounds, especially in tribal areas, and that is a kind of a red herring for the government and for the king. These are the strongest supporters of the monarchy and the ones who are more courageous in standing up to government corruption. So I think that\u2019s what has really upset people in the palace,\u201d Kuttab told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested there likely would not be further detentions. \u201cI don\u2019t think this is a serious case. No security people have been arrested. You can\u2019t have a coup unless there is security people involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Confidante of the king\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Middle East analyst Roxane Farmanfarmaian said while the situation is ambiguous, the arrests are a clear sign of turmoil in the upper echelons of Jordan\u2019s ruling hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBassem Awadallah was a longtime confidante of the king and was at one time a minister of finance and he has been arrested along with several others very close to the heart of the royal court,\u201d she told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<div id=\"postup-article\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is not clear what role Prince Hamzah played in this, but clearly there has been a division in the court that has led the security forces to consider this an utmost danger to the stability of Jordan\u2019s government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Labib Kamhawi, a Jordanian analyst, said Prince Hamzah crossed a red line by indicating he might be an alternative to the long-ruling King Abdullah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something the king does not accept or tolerate,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is why we are now witnessing what has happened. This file is now more or less closed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Hurting economically\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In a video sent to the BBC, Prince Hamzah said a number of his friends had been arrested, his security detail removed, and his internet and phone lines cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and the incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse every year. I am not responsible for the lack of faith people have in institutions, they are responsible,\u201d the prince said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Dalia Fahmy, associate professor of political science at Long Island University, said Jordan\u2019s moribund economy was likely a driving force behind the political turmoil. \u00a0She noted the country\u2019s foreign debt has reached $35bn \u2013 or 95 percent of Jordan\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a country that is hurting economically, opposition forces or opposition within the government can rise and say \u2018we haven\u2019t had political reform, especially since the Arab Spring\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economic reforms are failing today \u2026 This [the arrests] is probably not going to lead anywhere, but what the king has to do is raise the austerity measures. It\u2019s going to be very difficult because of the conditions the IMF has placed on him to reduce that debt-to-GDP ratio in order for the IMF loans to continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo domestically, it is going to be a tough time for the king. In terms of international relations and where he stands in the region, there probably won\u2019t be any changes,\u201d Fahmy told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1372477\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-fantasia-770 wp-image-1372477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PrinceHamza.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Security, stability a \u2018red line\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s state-run press warned on Sunday, the day after the detentions, against attempts to harm the \u201csecurity and stability\u201d of the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>In a front-page editorial, official newspaper al-Rai said, \u201cYesterday\u2019s security operation is an expression of a red line that must not be crossed or even approached, and which is linked to the supreme interests of the kingdom, its security and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people are trying to create the illusion of an attempted coup in Jordan, and trying to implicate Prince Hamzah in their sick fantasies,\u201d it continued. \u201cAll that happened was that some of the prince\u2019s actions were used to target Jordan\u2019s security and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pro-government newspaper Ad-Dustour did not publish an editorial about Saturday\u2019s events, but carried official statements and reported \u201cmoves to target Jordan\u2019s security\u201d had been \u201cthwarted\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Not part of any conspiracy\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It is rare for a senior member of the ruling family to express such harsh criticism of the government.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Hamzah said he had been informed he was being punished for taking part in meetings in which the king had been criticised, though he said he was not accused of joining in the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>He then lashed out at the \u201cruling system\u201d without mentioning the king by name, saying it had decided \u201cthat its personal interests, that its financial interests, that its corruption is more important than the lives and dignity and futures of the 10 million people that live here\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not part of any conspiracy or nefarious organisation or foreign-backed group, as is always the claim here for anyone who speaks out,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are members of this family who still love this country, who care for [its people] and will put them above all else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently, that is a crime worthy of isolation, threats and now being cut off,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>General Yousef Huneiti, the army chief of staff, denied reports that Prince Hamzah had been arrested. He said an investigation is still ongoing and its results will be made public \u201cin a transparent and clear form\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is above the law and Jordan\u2019s security and stability take precedence over any consideration,\u201d Huneiti was quoted as\u00a0saying\u00a0by the Petra news agency.<\/p>\n<p>King Abdullah stripped his half-brother Hamzah of his title as crown prince in 2004, saying he had decided to \u201cfree\u201d him from the \u201cconstraints of the position\u201d to allow him to take on other responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The move was seen at the time as part of Abdullah\u2019s consolidation of power five years after the succession.<\/p>\n<p>The current crown prince is Abdullah\u2019s oldest son, Hussein, 26. Abdullah and Hamzah have not displayed any open rivalry over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Hamzah, who holds no official position, is the eldest son of late King Al Hussein bin Talal and his American wife Queen Noor. 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