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Jordanian politician (born 1988)

Imad Al-Adwan (Arabic: عماد العدوان, born 1988 in Balqa Governorate) is a Jordanian politician who is a member of the Parliament of Jordan.

Political career

In the 2020 Jordanian general election, he was elected to Parliament becoming one of the youngest MPs.

Arrest

In April 2023, he was arrested by Israeli police accused of smuggling gold and weapons into the West Bank. He was arrested at the King Hussein Bridge, five kilometres east of Jericho. On 7 May, Al-Adwan was released by Israeli authorities into the custody of Jordan for further investigation. On 17 May Al-Adwan was charged, and on September 20, 2024 he was sentenced to ten years of hard labour.

References

  1. "Imad al-Adwan: The Jordanian MP critical of Israel and now under arrest". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. Goldenberg, Tia (April 24, 2023). "Israeli FM demands arrested Jordanian lawmaker 'pay a price'". Washington Post.
  3. "Jordan: Israel arrested lawmaker on arms-smuggling charges". ABC News. April 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. "Jordanian MP arrested by Israel on suspicion of smuggling weapons". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. "Israel hands over Jordanian lawmaker accused of arms smuggling". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. "Israel transfers MP Adwan to Jordan". The Jordan Times. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. "Jordanian lawmaker is charged with smuggling guns into occupied West Bank". ABC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  8. i24NEWS (2023-05-17). "Jordan lawmaker charged with arms smuggling into West Bank". I24news. Retrieved 2023-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Jordan sentences lawmaker to 10 years in prison for smuggling weapons into West Bank". The Times of Israel. 20 September 2024.


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