Jordan's State Security Court, The Case of Dr. Amjad Qourshah
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 31.17535669966519
Longitude: 36.37813568115235
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Jordan
- Decision Date
- Jun 14, 2016
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Content Regulation / Censorship
- Freedom of Expression
- Religion
- Social Media
- Terrorism
- Transparency
- Judicial Body
- Specialized Court/Tribunal
- Court Name
- State Security Court
- Case Summary
The State Security Court "ordered the detention" of Qourshah, a preacher who held extremist views, for fifteen days. Qourshah posted a video on social media criticizing Jordan's participation in the war against ISIS, and was convicted under Article 3 of the Terrorism Prevention Act of 2014.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Related Law
- Source URL
- CNN
- Notes
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction. The significance of this case is undetermined at this point in time. Precedent Undetermined
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- Aug 9, 2024
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