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SSC issues its ruling in the case of Hezb Al Tahrir

By JT - Apr 08,2014 - Last updated at Apr 08,2014

AMMAN – The State Security Court (SSC) on Tuesday sentenced two suspects in a case dubbed as “circulars of Hezb Al Tahrir (Liberation Party)” to one year of imprisonment and commuted the sentence to three months after it pronounced a verdict of guilty, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The two suspects were reportedly arrested in March while waiting to meet with lawmakers to express their concerns over draft amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Law.

They were referred to trial on charges of “illegal actions that threaten the political regime” and “membership of an illegal organisation” one week after they were arrested outside Parliament.

The Islamic Liberation Party is a regional political movement calling for the restoration of the Islamic caliphate.

It is outlawed in Jordan due to its calls for abolishing Arab governments and monarchies.

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