Jordan Refers Karak Church Attack Suspects to State Security Court - Sarmad
Ahmad Talat announced the conclusion of investigations into the Karak Church attack and the referral of the suspects to the State Security Court.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
The Public Prosecutor at Jordan’s State Security Court announced that the Public Prosecution has completed all investigative procedures in the case of the terrorist attack targeting the “Georgios” Church in Karak Governorate.
Ahmed Tal’at Shihaltough clarified that the intensive investigations included hearing testimonies from prosecution witnesses, collecting evidence from the crime scene, and preparing official records related to the weapons and ammunition used in carrying out the attack, as well as interrogating the perpetrators and accomplices of the terrorist act.
Following the completion of the investigations, the Public Prosecutor decided to bring seven criminal charges against the defendants and referred the case to the competent State Security Court to initiate trial proceedings in accordance with legal procedures. The charges against them are as follows:
1. Committing terrorist acts resulting in one death, jointly and repeatedly (nine times), in violation of Article 7(b)(1) of Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments, in conjunction with Articles 2 and 7(w) of the same law, and Article 76 of Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and its amendments.
2. Carrying out terrorist acts using weapons and ammunition, jointly and repeatedly (twice), in violation of Article 7(b)(3) of the Anti-Terrorism Law, in conjunction with Articles 2 and 7(w) thereof, and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
3. Possessing weapons with the intent to use them in terrorist acts, jointly, in violation of Articles 3(w) and 7(j) of the Anti-Terrorism Law, in conjunction with Article 7(w) thereof, and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
4. Possessing ammunition with the intent to use it in terrorist acts, jointly, in violation of Articles 3(w) and 7(j) of the Anti-Terrorism Law, in conjunction with Article 7(w) thereof, and Article 76 of the Penal Code.
5. Conspiring to carry out terrorist acts using weapons, in violation of Articles 7(z) and 7(t) of the Anti-Terrorism Law, in conjunction with Article 2 thereof.
6. Promoting the ideas of a terrorist group, in violation of Articles 3(h) and 7(j) of the Anti-Terrorism Law.
7. Committing acts that disrupt public order and endanger the safety and security of society, in violation of Articles 2 and 7(t) of the Anti-Terrorism Law.
In conclusion of his statement, the Public Prosecutor confirmed that the entire case file, along with all its documents, has been referred to the State Security Court to begin trial proceedings in accordance with due legal process.
It is recalled that the armed attack targeting St. George’s Church in Hamoud village, Karak Governorate, Jordan, resulted in nine fatalities, after one of the injured succumbed to his wounds. The attack also left between 34 and 40 people injured with varying degrees of severity.
