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August 14, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-scholar14aug14,1,4953436.story

Jordan Scholar Imprisoned for E-mails

[Los Angeles Times] Borzou Daragahi - Ahmad Oweidi, 62, author of dozens of books about Jordan and its tribal roots, wrote a letter in April to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid alleging 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 and was arrested on May 3. "This is the first time that someone has been arrested in Jordan because of what they posted online," Reporters Without Borders said in a statement.

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