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AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah broke his silence on Wednesday to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over.
The government had accused Hamzah a former crown prince who was sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004 of involvement in a conspiracy to “destabilise the kingdom’s security” and arrested at least 16 people.
But Abdullah said on Wednesday that Hamzah, who has signed a letter pledging his loyalty to the king following mediation by an uncle, was safe in his palace under his “protection”.
“I assure you, that the sedition has been nipped in the bud,” Abdullah said in an address read out in his name on state television, a day after an official news blackout on the affair.
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The crisis had laid bare divisions in a pro-Western country usually seen as a bulwark of stability in the Middle East
Jordan s King Abdullah II broke his silence Wednesday to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over.
The monarch appeared to be doubling down on the allegations against Prince Hamzah, a former crown prince, while at the same time trying to reassure Jordanians that the nation was returning to business as usual.
But even if the current crisis is eventually defused, major challenges loom for the Western-allied monarchy as it confronts growing internal dissent.
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King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France January 15, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler)
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AMMAN: Jordan s King Abdullah broke his silence on Wednesday (Apr 7) to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over.
The government had accused Hamzah - a former crown prince who was sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004 - of involvement in a conspiracy to destabilise the kingdom s security and arrested at least 16 people.