A Jordanian court on Thursday upheld the convictions of a former royal adviser and the king’s distant cousin, who were found guilty of sedition for plotting to overthrow the monarchy.
A state security court in July handed 15-year sentences to ex-royal court chief Bassem Awadallah, who is also a US citizen, and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a minor member of the royal family, to 15 years in prison. The pair, who had pleaded not guilty, were accused of conspiring to destabilize the kingdom with Prince Hamzah bin al-Hussein, a former crown prince who is the half brother of King Abdullah II.
