The Government of Jordan has accused the Islamists of inciting political protest which ended on Friday with a dead and over hundred injured and has ensured that the opposition is "playing with fire." The warning was made by Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit, the main target of criticism in the demonstrations that erupted in recent weeks in Jordan, the heat of the riots in Tunisia and Egypt and have lived with less intensity this country.
Bakhit The darts were aimed especially against the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the country's largest opposition force and more organized.
"We have convincing evidence that they are the organizers of this event, and I warn you now that I stop playing with fire," Bakhit said on public television. Also been accused of "receiving instructions from Egypt and Syria."
serious disturbances
prime minister's statements came at the end of a day of intense protests in the country and are preceded other previous demonstrations on Friday and other special occasions. However, today's riots were the worst experienced so far. The stage was Gamal Abdel Nasser Square in the center of the capital Amman, where opposition activists under the banner of the newly established 'Youth Movement of March 24', have set up tents to follow the example of other cities in the region. Last night, activists were stoned by unknown persons, allegedly supporters of the Government, and the stones were repeated on Friday, before security forces intervened.
A died
As reported in a press conference the head of the Department of Public Safety, General Hussein Majali, the person who died was not injured by the police intervention, but was killed by a heart attack when he was caught in the middle of the fray .
"The autopsy showed that death was due to a heart attack and no signs of blows to his body," he said Majali, who identified the fatality as Jairi Saad, 55. Nor was an opposition activist, as was thought at first, but a government supporter who had presented in that plaza express their loyalty to King Abdullah II of Jordan, he said. Gen. Majali added that in addition, eight people were arrested, six of them belonging to 'Youth Movement of March 24' and the other two government supporters.
dialectical confrontation
In the same press conference, Interior Minister said that security forces had to intervene to prevent the closure of this key point in the Jordanian capital, "vital to traffic. " The minister revealed that he had previously requested the assistance of the secretary general of the opposition IAF, Hamzeh Mansour to ensure that the demonstration in the square broke up peacefully. However, "he refused to cooperate, saying that his party had no control" over the protesters, said the minister.
Riots
Both the FAI and the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood have ignored the latest official invitations to join a government initiative to define a series of policy reforms to overcome the current crisis policy. Protests looking push for constitutional reforms to limit the powers of the king, is dissolved the Lower House of Parliament (the only elected by popular vote) and there are new parliamentary elections.
Islamic groups boycotted a national dialogue committee formed by Prime Minister Bakhit finding that did not include in the agenda of constitutional amendments that the opposition is asking.
Bakhit Suspicions about
The head of the Political Department of the IAF, Zaki Bani Ersheid, said that the main reason for rejection of his political group to Prime Minister Bakhit is the fact that their government was responsible for the "manipulation of the 2007 elections." In 2007, the FAI and the Brothers motion Muslims accused the government of rigging the elections Bakhit to reduce their influence in Parliament and in the street. this election, the number of members of the IAF, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, was reduced to six of the 17 it had in the anterior chamber. Both the Muslim Brotherhood and the IAF boycotted the parliamentary elections on November 9.
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