Islamist Reform bloc meets interior minister over public freedom

AMMAN — The Lower House’s Islamist Reform bloc on Monday met with Interior Minister Samir Mubaidin to discuss several issues related to public freedom and civil liberties, according to a statement published by the bloc.

During the meeting, which was headed by MP Abdullah Akaileh, the bloc members criticised practices such as preventing people from travelling outside the Kingdom by confiscating their passport, tough treatment of suspects’ families during house searches, revoking nationalities, arbitrariness of administrative detention, among other practices.

Mubaidin stressed the ministry’s keenness to deal with the issues “seriously and realistically”, noting that any violation by security agents is unacceptable and will be dealt with transparently.