Jordan: Suspects in Al-Karak Church Attack Referenced to State Security Court

- The Public Prosecution has completed its investigations and charged the suspects with seven offenses, the most serious of which being the commission of terrorist acts that resulted in deaths.

The Public Prosecution at Jordan’s State Security Court announced on Tuesday the completion of investigations into the terrorist attack that targeted the “Georgios” Church in the town of Hamouda, in Karak Governorate, on October 23, and referred the suspects to the competent court for trial.

Jordan Press Agency (Petra) quoted the Public Prosecutor at the State Security Court, Military Judge Brigadier Ahmad Tal’at Shihaltough, as saying that the Public Prosecution had completed all investigative procedures, including hearing witness testimonies, collecting evidence from the crime scene, documenting the weapons and ammunition used in the attack, and interrogating the suspects who carried out and participated in the attack.

He clarified that the Public Prosecution had charged the suspects with seven offenses, the most prominent of which were committing terrorist acts that resulted in deaths, using weapons and ammunition to carry out terrorist acts, possessing them for that purpose, and conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks using weapons.

The charges also included promoting the ideas of a terrorist group and committing acts likely to disrupt public order and endanger the security and safety of society.

The Public Prosecutor confirmed that the case had been referred to the competent State Security Court to initiate trial proceedings in accordance with legal procedures.