LONDON: Jordanian lawmaker Wissam Arbihat was detained on Wednesday and charged with money laundering and unauthorized fundraising activities by the public prosecutor.
A member of the Islamist-leaning Umma Party, Arbihat has also been banned from traveling and had his assets frozen, the Jordan News Agency reported.
He was first detained, and later released, in September along with six other suspects for raising funds through an unlicensed online platform. Another suspect was detained on Wednesday in connection with the money laundering case.
Authorities launched an investigation last year into fundraising via the Click platform. The funds were not raised from commercial activities and were inconsistent with the individuals’ work and income sources.
Collecting and receiving funds without a license is against the law, the report said.
Jordan banned the Muslim Brotherhood movement, of which the Umma Party is an offshoot, after uncovering a plot by the group to destabilize the country’s security last year.
In July authorities cracked down on an international financial network run by the group and seized assets worth more than 30 million Jordanian dinars ($42.3 million).
