Jordanian Arrested for Emails, Website
By Curt on Sep 20, 2007 in Jordan, Ahmad Oweidi, Censorship
According to the Los Angeles Times (via ONI), Ahmad Oweidi was arrested in Jordan for exposing corruption at Amman’s Royal Court in email.
In Jordan, amid a crackdown on political dissent throughout pro-American Arab countries, Oweidi became an enemy of the state. The former lawmaker has been charged with heading an illegal organization, harming the government’s reputation and violating the country’s e-mail laws. The former lawmaker has been charged with heading an illegal organization, harming the government’s reputation and violating the country’s e-mail laws…Oweidi’s defenders say an April letter he wrote to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sparked his arrest. He alleged corruption involving the Jordanian Ministry of Interior and the court of King Abdullah II. He posted the note on the website of his political party
