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Jordanian parliament moves to ban Muslim Brotherhood party
In a Lower House session, Jordanian lawmakers voted to add an item to the country’s draft political parties law forbidding the establishment of any political party on a ‘religious basis.’
Jordan’s parliament took legal measures on Monday to disqualify the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, the country’s largest opposition movement.
In a Lower House session, 46 out of 83 Jordanian lawmakers voted to add an item in the country’s draft political parties law forbidding the establishment of any political party on a “religious basis.”
The measure would disqualify the Islamic Action Front – the political branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the country’s largest political party – from taking part in upcoming parliamentary elections.
Islamists claim the amendment comes as “retaliation” for the Muslim Brotherhood’s opposition to a proposed elections law observers say ensures the continued dominance of tribal regime loyalists over the legislative chamber.
Bob M.
April 17th, 2012
Expect the Jihadi People’s Front Crack Suicide Squad to descend en masse on Jordan now…
Lowell
April 17th, 2012
Guess if the Royal Saudis didn’t have a history of killing them radicals (non-Saudi Royals) in their beds, it’d be going on there too. Heh. Good to be King, yanno?
Roscoe P. Soultrane
April 17th, 2012
Fuckin’ gummint for ya, always shutting down parties. #Freemykegs