Amjad Qourshah

Case Law
Country
Country Location

Latitude: 31.17535669966519

Longitude: 36.37813568115235

Country Location (Lié Case Law)
Jordan
Decision Date
14 juin 2016
Case Status
Affaire Résolue
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Criminal Sanctions
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.

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.

Related Caselaw (self)
Related Law
Source Name and URL
CNN
Collection
  • SMEX
Date Updated
9 août 2024

    Fichiers de support

    Alkarama - Release
    Jordan Times - Article on detainment
    OpenDemocracy.net Crackdown