The case of Prince Hamza of Jordan, which broke out last year, resumed and this time the King of Jordan, Abdallah II, announced the end of his clemency towards his brother who will now be assigned to residence. “The interests of our people are greater than any individual,” the Jordanian ruler said.
The images of their reconciliation had gone around the world. The King of Jordan, Abdallah II, had pardoned the insubordination of his half-brother Prince Hamza, accused of having attempted to foment a coup against the monarchy.
At the time, Abdallah II had recourse to the mediation of important members of the royal family to ease tensions and had shown clemency towards his brother, the father of the family.
A year later, a dramatic turn of events, the one who had promised to respect order and the royal family, would once again have tried to threaten the country’s monarchy. “My brother Hamza prioritizes his interests over those of the homeland and lives in the narrowness of his obsessions,” said the Jordanian head of state.
“Members of our family and myself have carried out my brother’s coup against his promises and his actions aimed at sowing unrest”, announced the sovereign, indicating that despite having been caught red-handed, Prince Hamza continued to deny the facts.
“My brother Hamza always ignores all the facts and conclusive evidence”, and “manipulates facts and events to reinforce his false narrative”, indicated Abdallah II who affirms that the prince continued his quest to create unrest and trigger crises in the country.
“I showed the utmost tolerance with my brother and made excuses for him in the hope that one day he would mature,” he conceded, but Hamza tried to impose friction on the guards. royals on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, he announced.
“There is no time to lose in the face of the vicissitudes and objectives of Prince Hamza, the challenges are great and the difficulties many” for Jordan to allow time for the plans of the prince.
The Jordanian King also threatened to no longer have his usual leniency towards his brother. “If Hamza’s irresponsible behavior is repeated, there will be reactions,” he said.
One of the first measures targeting Prince Hamza concerns house arrest. Thus, the prince will now be restricted in his movements, but his communications will also be.
“Hamza will remain in his palace in accordance with the decision of the family council and to ensure that his irresponsible behavior does not happen again. We will provide Hamza with what he needs to lead a decent life, but he will not get the space he used to abuse the country,” the king announced.
And to add: “The interests of our people are greater than any individual, and I will not accept that the country be imprisoned by the whims of someone who has offered nothing to his country”.
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