Jordan: New Application to Challenge Abusive Conviction

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Security members stand guard outside the State Security Court in Amman, Jordan, July 12, 2021. © 2021 Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua via Getty Images (Beirut) – Jordanian authorities should not contest the most recent application to review and annul the abusive conviction of Ayman Sandouka, the former head of a now-dissolved political party, and pave the way for his release, Human Rights Watch said today.Jordan’s State Security Court (SSC), a military institution that includes both military and civilian judges, sentenced Sandouka to five years in prison in early 2025 for…

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