Former head of Jordanian royal court, other senior officials arrested — Jordan News Agency

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on March 29, 2021 shows Jordanian King Abdullah II swearing-in the new health minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh in Amman. (AFP)
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Updated 03 April 2021
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Former head of Jordanian royal court, other senior officials arrested — Jordan News Agency

LONDON: Jordanian citizens Hasan bin Zaid and Bassem Awadallah, who is a former head of the Jordanian Royal Court, have been arrested, Jordan News Agency reported.

The arrests were made after close security follow-ups and “for security reasons,” the agency reported. 

Jordan News Agency said Prince Hamza was not one of the people detained, despite reports in some publications, including the Washington Post, which claimed he had been arrested.