SSC prosecutor demands highest punishment in ‘sedition’ case
Court adjourned until Tuesday
A view of the State Security Court building (File photo)
AMMAN — The State Security Court (SSC) prosecutor on Thursday asked the court to inflict the highest punishment on Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan Bin Zeid.
The two are standing trial at the SSC on charges of sedition and plotting incitement acts against the regime.
If convicted on charges of incitement and sedition, the two defendants could get between three and 20 years in prison, according to the lawyers.
Also during Thursday’s fifth closed session, the defence team asked the court for time to prepare their closing arguments, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.