Jordan bans activities by Muslim Brotherhood

Jordan has outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's most vocal opposition group, and confiscated its assets after members of the outfit were found to be linked to a sabotage plot.

Interior Minister Mazen Farraya on Wednesday announced that the disbanded group will be considered an illegal entity, effective immediately.

In a statement to the media, carried by Jordan News Agency (Petra), the minister said all activities of any kind by this group will be banned and considered illegal and subject to legal accountability.

Farraya noted that the work of the committee overseeing the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood and the confiscation of its moveable and immoveable assets will be expedited, in accordance with the relevant court rulings.

The minister said membership of this outfit is illegal, adding that it is also illegal to promote its ideology and attempts to do so will be subject to legal action.

He added that any offices or headquarters used by the group around Jordan will be closed down, even if such venues are set up under the guise of other entities, adding that any action otherwise would be subject to legal accountability.

Farraya stressed that political entities, media outlets, social media users, civil society organisations and other entities are prohibited from dealing with or publishing anything by the Muslim Brotherhood or its arms and affiliates.

He said today’s decisions were taken out of the state’s responsibility to ensure the safety of society and prevent actions that affect security and public order.