Jordan sentences three church attackers to death
- The ruling is subject to appeal before the Court of Cassation, as required by law
Jordan’s State Security Court on Sunday sentenced three men to death for carrying out a terrorist attack on St. George’s Church in the town of Hamoud, in Karak Governorate, on October 23.
The Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported that the court convicted the three of committing terrorist acts resulting in death and carrying out terrorist acts using weapons and ammunition, in violation of the Anti-Terrorism Law.
The court also convicted them of possessing weapons and ammunition for terrorist purposes, conspiring to commit terrorist acts using weapons and promoting the ideology of a terrorist group, in violation of the same law.
One of the perpetrators was additionally convicted of providing funds to finance terrorist acts, in violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Law. The ruling is subject to appeal before the Court of Cassation, as required by law.
