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| Jordan jails former intelligence chief for corruption | Jordan jails former intelligence chief for corruption |
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| A Jordanian criminal court has sentenced a former intelligence chief to 13 years in prison for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office. | A Jordanian criminal court has sentenced a former intelligence chief to 13 years in prison for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office. |
| It was the harshest sentence in years against such a high-profile figure in Jordan. The presiding judge, Nashaat Akhras, demanded that Mohammed al-Dahabi pay 21m Jordanian dinars (£18m) in fines to the state and return money he allegedly laundered and embezzled during his 2005-08 tenure as head of Jordanian intelligence. The judge said that amount was estimated at 24m dinars. | It was the harshest sentence in years against such a high-profile figure in Jordan. The presiding judge, Nashaat Akhras, demanded that Mohammed al-Dahabi pay 21m Jordanian dinars (£18m) in fines to the state and return money he allegedly laundered and embezzled during his 2005-08 tenure as head of Jordanian intelligence. The judge said that amount was estimated at 24m dinars. |
| "You deserve the harshest punishment for being a traitor to the people who trusted you with a government position and state funds," Akhras told Dahabi. The defence lawyer, Mahmoud Kilani, said Dahabi would appeal against the verdict. | "You deserve the harshest punishment for being a traitor to the people who trusted you with a government position and state funds," Akhras told Dahabi. The defence lawyer, Mahmoud Kilani, said Dahabi would appeal against the verdict. |
| Dahabi was arrested in February when inspectors from the Central Bank of Jordan suspected transactions worth millions of dollars had gone through his bank account. | Dahabi was arrested in February when inspectors from the Central Bank of Jordan suspected transactions worth millions of dollars had gone through his bank account. |
| The rare case against a senior official is meant to show Jordan's seriousness in efforts to tackle corruption, a demand voiced in recent street protests. | The rare case against a senior official is meant to show Jordan's seriousness in efforts to tackle corruption, a demand voiced in recent street protests. |
| In 2003, Jordan sentenced another former intelligence chief, Sameeh al-Batikhi, to eight years in jail for forgery of state documents and abuse of office. | In 2003, Jordan sentenced another former intelligence chief, Sameeh al-Batikhi, to eight years in jail for forgery of state documents and abuse of office. |
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