Jordan has officially banned the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most prominent opposition group, and ordered the closure and confiscation of its offices and assets, Interior Minister Mazen Farraya announced on Wednesday, 23 April. The move comes just days after Jordanian authorities arrested 16 individuals, allegedly members of the group, accused of planning attacks inside the kingdom. According to the government, the plot included manufacturing rockets and drones intended for use against security targets, with at least one missile reportedly ready for launch. Jordan attributed the plot to a Brotherhood-affiliated cell believed to have received training and funding in Lebanon. Farraya stated that all activities by the Muslim Brotherhood, including publishing or promoting its ideology, are now illegal. He emphasized that the group’s continued actions posed a “direct threat” to national stability, adding that the organization had attempted to smuggle and destroy sensitive documents to conceal its operations. “The Brotherhood’s practices endanger citizens’ lives and threaten Jordan’s security,” Farraya said in a televised statement. There has been no immediate comment from Brotherhood leaders following the ban. According to Jordan’s General Intelligence, the 16 suspects had been under surveillance since 2021. Last…
