Jordan: Investigation into "Terrorist Act" That Claimed the Life of a Security Officer
Public Security described the stabbing incident that resulted in the death of Corporal Jawad Ali Al-Salayta and injured another as a cowardly terrorist act, prompting the prosecution to launch an investigation.
Translated by Alqyas from Al-Anba — Original source
The Jordanian General Security Directorate described in a statement on Thursday the stabbing incident that resulted in the death of a security officer and injured another in front of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman as a “cowardly terrorist act.” The statement mourned the “martyrdom of Corporal Jawad Ali Al-Salayta in a cowardly terrorist act while performing his official duties in the capital,” adding that “one officer was injured.”
According to official sources, Al-Salayta was killed and another security officer was injured in an attack with a sharp object in front of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman, while the attacker was apprehended immediately.
The Jordanian News Agency (Petra) quoted Ahmad Tal’at Shihalatogh, the Military Judge Colonel and Public Prosecutor for the State Security Court, stating that the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the State Security Court has initiated investigation procedures regarding the terrorist attack on General Security personnel in Amman.
Minister of Government Media and official government spokesperson Dr. Mohammed Al-Momani affirmed that “the assault on security officers while they are carrying out their duties is an assault on the dignity of the state and the rule of law, and an assault on every Jordanian man and woman. We will not show leniency toward any attacker or any act targeting Jordan and Jordanians.”
