RAED HIJAZI DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION UPHELD

UNCLAS AMMAN 008171 SIPDIS FOR CA/OCS/ACS/NESA, NEA/ARN AND NEA/PA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CASC PREL PTER CJAN JO HIJAZI RAED SUBJECT: RAED HIJAZI DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION UPHELD REF: A) AMMAN 4467, B) AMMAN 1405, C) AMMAN 122, D) AMMAN 77 AND PREVIOUS ¶1. JORDAN TIMES EDITION OF DECEMBER 9, 2003 AND JORDAN TELEVISION REPORTED ON DECEMBER 8, 2003, THAT THE STATE SECURITY COURT SENTENCED JORDANIAN-AMERICAN RAED HIJAZI TO DEATH FOR THE THIRD TIME ON CHARGES OF PLOTTING SUBVERSIVE ACTS IN JORDAN AND MANUFACUTRING EXPLOSIVES AND FOR THE POSSESSION OF UNLICESNED AUTOMATIC WEAPON AND EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WITH ILLICIT INTENT. ¶2. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH ACS FSN ON DECEMBER 10, 2003, HIJAZI'S LAWYER CONFIRMED THE ABOVE AND SAID THAT HIJAZI IS GOING TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO THE COURT OF CASSATION AGAIN. GNEHM