The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP) is following with grave concern the developments surrounding the arrest of 16 Jordanian nationals, charged with affiliation to a terrorist organization. The detainees were organized into four groups. The first group is accused of manufacturing missiles intended for unlawful use; the second is allegedly engaged in a project to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (drones); the third is charged with recruiting individuals and engaging in acts that disrupt public order and pose a threat to societal safety and security; while the fourth is alleged to have been involved in the transport and storage of explosives and automatic weapons smuggled from abroad, in addition to concealing a missile in a suburb of Amman.
Jordan: Defendants referred to the State Security Court in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006
