Jordanian court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood branch
The organization said it would appeal the decision by Jordan's highest court.
Jordan’s highest court has dissolved its branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, an official told Agence France-Presse (AFP), saying the organization had failed to resolve its legal status in the country.
“The Court of Cassation yesterday issued a final verdict ruling that the Muslim Brotherhood group is dissolved … for failing to rectify its legal status under Jordanian law,” the official said, requesting anonymity.
Since its founding in Egypt in 1928, the Islamist umbrella movement has grown to include various offshoots and millions of members throughout the Arab world. The Brotherhood is branded as a terrorist organization in Egypt and is banned in several other countries.
The organization had operated legally in Jordan since the 1940s. The group’s political wing, the Islamic Action Front, is the country's largest opposition group. In 2015, a more moderate branch formerly split off and named itself the Muslim Brotherhood Society.
