Two Jordanians sentenced to prison over purported plot against state

Royal family member Sharif Hassan bin Zaid and former Royal Court head Bassem Awadallah were sentenced to 15 years in prison over an alleged plot against the state.
KHALIL MAZRAAWI/afp/AFP via Getty Images
Officers stand guard outside Jordan's State Security Court as it is set to announce its verdict in the trial of two officials accused of helping Prince Hamzah try to overthrow his half-brother King Abdullah II, in the capital Amman on July 12, 2021. - KHALIL MAZRAAWI/afp/AFP via Getty Images
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A Jordanian court sentenced two men to 15 years prison after finding them guilty of plotting against the government.

Former Royal Court chief Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, each received prison sentences of 15 years from Jordan’s security court, according to Jordan’s public broadcaster Al-Mamlaka.

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