Jordan executes 6 individuals on alleged terrorism charges

Jordan has executed six persons who were convicted in separate terrorism and criminal cases tied to attacks that killed members of the Jordanian army and the Public Security Directorate, the Jordanian government said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. Citing Government Communications Minister and official spokesman Mohammad Al-Momani, Roya News reported that the executions were carried out at dawn on Sunday after all sentences became final and legal procedures were completed. “Al-Momani detailed that two of those executed were convicted in the so-called ‘Salt Cell’ case, which involved the formation of a terrorist group in 2018. “The attack resulted in the deaths of multiple security personnel, including officers and soldiers from the Public Security Directorate and the Jordan Armed Forces,” the […]