Final witness heard in Jafer airbase shooting trial

AMMAN — A military court panel, tasked with looking into the case of the shooting death of three US Special Forces instructors outside the King Faisal Airbase in Jafer, Maan, in November 2016, on Wednesday listened to the last of 11 witnesses, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The court adjourned the session until July 4 to allow the prosecution to prepare its statements and allow the defence lawyer to present his statement.

After the session, a father of one of the US victims expressed his appreciation for the promptness of the court proceedings. 

The hearing was headed by military judge Col. Mohammad Afif, in the presence of military prosecutor Maj. Awad Daaja and the defendant’s lawyer Subhi Mawwas, Petra reported.