AMMAN —
Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya on Sunday
ordered the release of 536 administrative detainees on the occasion of the
holy month of Ramadan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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Prior to the decision, the detainees' cases were checked to
ensure that their release will not place them or citizens in danger, to
maintain public safety.
A call for alternative punishmentsIn a recent interview, Maj. Gen. Ammar Al-Qudah, a legal and
security expert in Jordan, said that 10 percent of
the Kingdom’s prisoners are
in administrative detention based on the
Crime Prevention Law.
Qudah called for a review of administrative
detention in the country, and recommended the use of alternative
punishments.
He also cautioned against attributing all overcrowding of
Jordanian prisons to the Crime Prevention Law.
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