Imad Al-Adwan (born 1988 in Balqa Governorate) is a Jordanian politician who is a member of the Parliament of Jordan.

Political career

In the 2020 Jordanian general election, he was elected to Parliament becoming one of the youngest MPs.[1]

Arrest

In April 2023, he was arrested by Israeli police accused of smuggling gold and weapons into the West Bank.[2][3] He was arrested at the Allenby Crossing, five kilometres east of Jericho.[4] On 7 May, Al-Adwan was released by Israeli authorities into the custody of Jordan for further investigation.[5][6] On 17 May Al-Adwan was charged.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Imad al-Adwan: The Jordanian MP critical of Israel and now under arrest". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. ↑ Goldenberg, Tia (April 24, 2023). "Israeli FM demands arrested Jordanian lawmaker 'pay a price'". Washington Post.
  3. ↑ "Jordan: Israel arrested lawmaker on arms-smuggling charges". ABC News. April 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. ↑ "Jordanian MP arrested by Israel on suspicion of smuggling weapons". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Israel hands over Jordanian lawmaker accused of arms smuggling". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Israel transfers MP Adwan to Jordan". The Jordan Times. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jordanian lawmaker is charged with smuggling guns into occupied West Bank". ABC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  8. ↑ i24NEWS (2023-05-17). "Jordan lawmaker charged with arms smuggling into West Bank". I24news. Retrieved 2023-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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