Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AMMAN299
2009-02-01 15:33:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
GOJ MOVES TO PUT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE BOX
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 000299
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
SUBJECT: GOJ MOVES TO PUT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE BOX
REF: A. AMMAN 219
B. AMMAN 147
C. 08 AMMAN 3116
D. 08 AMMAN 1871
E. 08 AMMAN 1570
Classified By: Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 000299
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
SUBJECT: GOJ MOVES TO PUT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE BOX
REF: A. AMMAN 219
B. AMMAN 147
C. 08 AMMAN 3116
D. 08 AMMAN 1871
E. 08 AMMAN 1570
Classified By: Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
1. (U) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) publicly denounced
the government's denial of its request to hold a "Thanks and
Victory" rally in Amman on January 30. In a January 31
statement, the group described the decision to prevent the
rally as "an official siege" by the government after the
Interior Ministry resumed implementation of the Public
Gatherings Law requiring groups to obtain a permit to hold
demonstrations. The law had been waived for the duration of
Israeli military campaign, allowing almost daily protests
throughout Jordan that helped the JMB and its political arm,
the Islamic Action Front (IAF),to expand and strengthen its
powerbase (Ref A).
2. (U) IAF Secretary General Zaki Bani Irsheid publicly
praised the GOJ'S decision to suspend the law while Israeli
operations were ongoing in Gaza, stating that the peaceful
nature of the rallies demonstrated that the requirement was
generally unnecessary. The resumption of the Public
Gathering Law "would reflect on Jordan's reputation," Irsheid
asserted.
3. (C) Comment: The GOJ decision to deny the JMB rally after
allowing hundreds of such events in the past month indicates
that it is indeed hoping to put the Islamist movement "back
in the box," as Royal Guard commander Prince Ali told the
Ambassador on January 22 (Ref A).
Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Beecroft
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
SUBJECT: GOJ MOVES TO PUT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD BACK IN THE BOX
REF: A. AMMAN 219
B. AMMAN 147
C. 08 AMMAN 3116
D. 08 AMMAN 1871
E. 08 AMMAN 1570
Classified By: Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
1. (U) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) publicly denounced
the government's denial of its request to hold a "Thanks and
Victory" rally in Amman on January 30. In a January 31
statement, the group described the decision to prevent the
rally as "an official siege" by the government after the
Interior Ministry resumed implementation of the Public
Gatherings Law requiring groups to obtain a permit to hold
demonstrations. The law had been waived for the duration of
Israeli military campaign, allowing almost daily protests
throughout Jordan that helped the JMB and its political arm,
the Islamic Action Front (IAF),to expand and strengthen its
powerbase (Ref A).
2. (U) IAF Secretary General Zaki Bani Irsheid publicly
praised the GOJ'S decision to suspend the law while Israeli
operations were ongoing in Gaza, stating that the peaceful
nature of the rallies demonstrated that the requirement was
generally unnecessary. The resumption of the Public
Gathering Law "would reflect on Jordan's reputation," Irsheid
asserted.
3. (C) Comment: The GOJ decision to deny the JMB rally after
allowing hundreds of such events in the past month indicates
that it is indeed hoping to put the Islamist movement "back
in the box," as Royal Guard commander Prince Ali told the
Ambassador on January 22 (Ref A).
Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Beecroft