According to the country’s interior minister, Mazin Fraya, the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most vocal opposition group, has been permanently barred from the country.
On Wednesday, police searched the party’s main office and surrounded it.
Fraya stated that anyone who supports the group’s ideology would be held accountable by the law and that all activities would be prohibited.
He further explained that the group’s publishing policy includes the closure and confiscation of all of its offices and property.
The organization, which has had a long history of legal operation in Jordan and has received a sizable amount of support from the public, did not respond immediately.
In spite of the widespread demonstrations against Israel over its occupation of Gaza, the political party affiliated to the region-wide group, the Islamic Action Front won the most seats in parliamentary elections last year.
Jordan officially authorized the Islamic Action Front and tolerated it while restricting some of its activities ten years ago, but Jordan officially authorized a splinter group. How far the most recent ban would go was unknown at the time.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that it has been established that members of the group work in the dark and engage in activities that could destabilize the nation. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood have harmed national unity and stifled security and public order, according to the statement.
Without giving names or additional information, it claimed that one of the group’s leaders’ son had attempted to produce and test explosives alongside others to use against security forces.
Jordan announced last week that it had detained 16 people on suspicion of producing short-range missiles, keeping them a secret, using automatic weapons, concealing ready-to-use missiles, and engaging in illegal recruitment and training.
The accused were included in what the government called “unlicensed groups,” which included the Muslim Brotherhood. The organization claimed that it was protecting Jordan’s security and denied the allegations.
Additionally, Jordan attributed a 2024 heist to Muslim Brotherhood members.
Members of the organization have organized some of the region’s largest demonstrations against Israel’s occupation of Gaza. The organization’s opponents claim that the protests increased their popularity. Jordan has tightened its grip on the organization over the past two years, outlawing some of its activities, and detained vocal anti-government protesters.
According to international human rights organizations, Jordanian authorities have used a number of laws to silence critical voices and have increased the persecution and harassment of political opponents and citizens over the past four years. The government of Jordan says it will not tolerate violent speech in public.
Source: Aljazeera
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