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Ex-top adviser to Jordanian court and king's cousin sentenced to 15 years in jail over alleged royal plot

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A former top adviser to Jordan's king and a member of the country's royal family have been sentenced to 15 years in prison during a landmark sedition trial that centered on former Crown Prince Hamzah bin al-Hussein.

Bassem Awadallah, a dual Jordanian-US citizen and former chief of Jordan's royal court, and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a distant cousin of the king, were found guilty of incitement against the state and sowing sedition. Sharif Hassan was also found guilty on drug charges.

More than a dozen people were rounded up in the crackdown that Jordanian authorities said foiled an attempt to"destabilize" the kingdom. Officials alleged that Prince Hamzah, a popular royal, led the plan and conspired with foreign entities.

 

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