‘Jordanian Gendarmerie in Bahrain part of military cooperation’

AMMAN — Military cooperation between Jordan and the Gulf countries including Bahrain is old and continuous, the government’s spokesperson, Mohammad Momani, told The Jordan Times on Thursday.

In response to news reports that published names and salaries of 499 Jordanian Gendarmerie personnel in Bahrain, Momani said that this is part of the military cooperation between the two countries.

The minister reiterated official statements that members of the Jordanian Gendarmerie come and go to Bahrain for training purposes, and some of them have returned home while others are still there.

A report with documents published by the “Bahrain Mirror” opposition website alleged that several Jordanian Gendarmerie members are “deployed” in Bahrain and their work is not limited to training and rehabilitation.

The documents published the details of the salaries of the Jordanian Gendarmerie Forces in the Gulf country, with the average salary according to the website and the document attached published on Thursday is about $3,100, channelled through the National Bank of Bahrain to the Arab Bank of Jordan.

Responding to these news reports, the Bahraini ministry of interior said the cooperation between the two kingdoms is old and continuous, echoing the statement made by Momani.

The statement published by the Bahrain News Agency added that the cooperation is in the field of training and exchange of expertise and is part of an agreement between the two countries.