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Jordan
Urgent appeals
868. On 23 July 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint urgent appeal with the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding Abdul-Hamid Yassin. According to the allegations received, he was arrested on 31 May 2004 in his home in Sweileh by the Intelligence Service Department. Since his arrest he has been detained incommunicado at the Intelligence Service Prison in Amman. The reason for his arrest is unknown. He has not been brought to a competent tribunal to be notified of the charges against him and to challenge the legality of his detention.
Follow-up to previously transmitted communications
869. By letter dated 23 March 2004, the Government provided information concerning
Ra’ed Muhammad Hijazi (E/CN.4/2004/56/Add.1, para. 902). The Government reported
that it complies with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
and with international policy and standards relating to the imposition of the death penalty.
Ra’ed Muhammad Hijazi’s case is still being heard by a court of law, which will decide, in
accordance with the laws in force, whether he has committed a crime and what penalty should
be imposed. These laws do not contravene the terms of the above-mentioned international
standards.
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This report has been published by Equipo Nizkor and Derechos Human Rights on July 27, 2005.