Trial of Brotherhood leader begins December 18

By JT - Dec 10,2014 - Last updated at Dec 10,2014

AMMAN — The trial of the Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy overall leader, Zaki Bani Rsheid, before the State Security Court (SSC) will begin on December 18.

The Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted on Wednesday an unnamed military judge as confirming the trial date, adding that Bani Rshied has been indicted for “harming Jordan’s ties with a foreign state”.

He was indicted based on his Facebook comments attacking the United Arab Emirates for labelling the Brotherhood a terrorist group earlier this year.

If convicted, the “hawkish” leader would face a “temporary imprisonment with hard labour” sentence, which ranges between three-15 years, according to articles 3 and 7 of the 2014 amended Anti-Terrorism Law.

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