AMMAN — Gendarmerie forces have
stormed an area in Naur where protesters and supporters of MP Osama Ajarmeh had
gathered and prepared to receive supporters from other tribes.
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Video footage circulating on social
media and confirmed by witnesses show law enforcement using tear gas and
confiscating tents.
Bisher Al-Khasawneh, during a
session held with the cabinet on Sunday, discussed the gathering, along with
similar events organized in the past few days, which the Council of Ministers
described in a statement as “violations that affects the safety of citizens and
the disturbs the peace.”
The statement which indicated that “illegal
gatherings, scenes, and practices will be strictly punished, such as incitement
and aggravation.”
The cabinet stressed that the
Ministry of Interior “will not tolerate any activities, gatherings, erecting
tents, or any other similar platforms, and will deal with violations very
strictly to enforce the law, and prevent all provoking and dangerous activities
that entail unconstitutional and unlawful acts and speech, and threaten the
security of society.”
The council also called on all
citizens to avoid participating in such activities, and distance themselves
from “such illegal gatherings.”
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