Jordan Times
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Eight charged with
plotting subversive acts
The trial of eight Jordanian men charged with plotting subversive acts against
Americans, Israelis and Iraqi police training centres in Jordan opened Wednesday
at the State Security Court. The tribunal immediately adjourned the session
until next Wednesday because one of the defendants was not brought into the
courtroom by the prison administration. The eight men, including three who are
being tried in absentia, were also charged with plotting activity aimed at
undermining Jordan's relations with another country and belonging to an illegal
organisation. The five men in custody were identified by the prosecution as
Ahmad T., 37, Hassan A., 41, Abdul Hakim M., 29, Sami M., 33, and Sakher M. The
remaining three defendants were identified as Haitham H., Ahmad Y., and Nasri A.