Jordanian Terrorists Convicted

bulldogg

Milforum's Bouncer
24 Oct 2005
Conviction of militants illustrates underlying threat of terrorism

A state security court on 23 October convicted five militants of planning attacks in Israel and against foreign tourists in Jordan.

Since 2000, the security services have disrupted a number of plots to carry out major attacks against tourist targets in Jordan; the sentencing of the men illustrates the underlying threat of terrorism in the country. Control Risks advises that business travel can continue as normal, though personnel are advised to remain aware of their surroundings at all times. Personnel travelling to business centres such as Irbid (around 55 miles (90km) north of the capital Amman) or Zarqa (around 16 miles (25km) north-east of Amman) should be fully confident in their travel and security plans.

Two Jordanian nationals, Ali Omari and Mohammed Jundi, were sentenced to five years' hard labour for planning attacks against Israelis in the West Bank and against tourists in Jordan. A further three defendants received prison sentences of three years for recruiting for Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and for planning attacks against Israeli and Western tourist targets in Irbid. The defendants claimed that their confessions had been signed under duress and will appeal against their convictions. Another Jordanian national, Abdul Muti Abdul Aziz Abo Moelaq, who was previously tried and sentenced to death in absentia for the assassination of a Jordanian diplomat in 1995, was also found guilty of the charges brought against him.

The security services have intercepted a number of planned attacks against tourist sites and government institutions since 2000. Most recently, a plot to attack foreign embassies and government buildings with chemical-laden bombs was disrupted in 2004. A number of militants suspected of having links to al-Qaida and Jordan-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi have also been arrested.
 
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