Court Sentences Defendant to Death in Anti-Narcotics Officers’ Killing Case

Amman, June 7 (Petra) — The State Security Court on Sunday
unanimously sentenced a defendant to death after convicting him in
the case related to the killing of three Anti-Narcotics Department
personnel.

The court convicted the defendant on five felony charges, including
three counts of physical assault against personnel tasked with
enforcing the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law,
resulting in death, in violation of Articles 12/1, C and D of Law No.
23 of 2016 and its amendments.

The court also ordered the confiscation of all seized items in the
case.

//Petra// AO