Jordan arrested a senior member of the country's Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday on charges of "incitement" against the authorities, a judicial source said, as the group's political wing demanded his release. Mohamed Said Bakr, a member of the Brotherhood's consultative council, was detained for 15 days by prosecutors after criticising the government at an event marking the end of the conflict in Gaza, the source said. The Jordanian Brotherhood's political wing, the Islamic Action Front, condemned the arrest. Israel waged a 50-day campaign against militants in the Gaza Strip during July and August, in a conflict that cost more than 2,100 Palestinian lives and 73 on the Israeli side.
09-19-2014, 07:04 PM
Jordan arrests Brotherhood leader for incitement
Jordan arrested a senior member of the country's Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday on charges of "incitement" against the authorities, a judicial source said, as the group's political wing demanded his release. Mohamed Said Bakr, a member of the Brotherhood's consultative council, was detained for 15 days by prosecutors after criticising the government at an event marking the end of the conflict in Gaza, the source said. The Jordanian Brotherhood's political wing, the Islamic Action Front, condemned the arrest. Israel waged a 50-day campaign against militants in the Gaza Strip during July and August, in a conflict that cost more than 2,100 Palestinian lives and 73 on the Israeli side.
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