JORDANIAN authorities have accused the king’s half-brother of a “malicious plot” to destabilise the country and ordered his house arrest.
But Prince Hamza, a former crown prince whose place in the succession was rescinded by King Abdullah II in 2004, said today that he would not comply with the “unacceptable” order to stay at home.
“The army chief of staff came to me and issued threats in the name of heads of security agencies,” he said in a recorded message. “I recorded his comments and distributed them to my acquaintances abroad as well as my family in case something happens.”
By Patrick Goodenough | April 4, 2021 | 8:22pm EDT
Jordan’s King Abdullah, left, and his half-brother, then-Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, in 2000. (Photo by Jamal Nasrallah/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – Arab and Muslim leaders lined up to throw their public support behind Jordan’s King Abdullah on Sunday after authorities said they had foiled a conspiracy against the king, allegedly involving a displaced former crown prince – the king’s half-brother – and a senior former court official.
Although rare in relatively stable Jordan, in a region that is no stranger to palace intrigues and foreign plotting, public displays of solidarity are common at such times, as leaders make clear which side they are on – or try to allay any suspicion that they may be sympathetic to the perpetrators.
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