Ensour says ‘no leniency or retreat’ in law enforcement

By JT - Sep 18,2015 - Last updated at Sep 18,2015

AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Thursday stressed that the rule of the law and the supremacy of state authority are the main characteristics of the current stage.

Ensour underlined that the time that state assets where under assault is over, noting that there are no more "protected hotbeds" which see themselves above the law. "The motto of this stage is that ‘No one is above the law’,” he declared.

Meeting with governors and directors of security bodies on Thursday, Ensour said that the Kingdom is approaching a comprehensive reform process rested on the restoration of stability, the state prestige and the rule of the law, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He also said that tremendous efforts have been exerted lately to put an end to the rioting, chaos and the decades-long phenomenon of “assaulting the state's assets” everywhere across the Kingdom, adding: "That period, which cost billions of JDs, is over."

The premier explained that the Ministry of Interior and its affiliated bodies are working according to a unified plan aiming at asserting the state authority which begins with enhancing the social security and protecting lives, properties and the economy, Petra reported.

He also called on governors to be “bold and courageous” in exercising their power so that the state authority can be restored, stressing that firmness in implementing decisions should be according to principles of justice and transparency before anything else, according Petra.

Ensour presented a briefing on the political reforms which have been achieved recently, culminating in the endorsement of reform-oriented pieces of legislation.

The premier also said that the 2015 draft parliamentary elections law has been well received by the Lower House, Petra reported.

Interior Minister Salameh Hammad stressed that there will be no “leniency or retreat” in imposing the state authority, saying there will be no prejudice and favouritism in enforcing the law, according to Petra.

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