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​A verdict issued by the First Panel of the Grand Criminal Court in Jordan—sentencing a businessman in his thirties (widely identified in media reports as the fiancé of Jordanian influencer Hala Othman) to 15 years of temporary hard labor, and a gynecologist in his sixties to 8 years—has sparked widespread reaction across social media due to the disturbing nature of the case.
​The Fake Marriage Scheme
​According to court records, the victim—a 37-year-old divorced woman—met the primary defendant and placed her trust in him. The defendant orchestrated a scheme to deceive her into believing they were legally married by enlisting three unidentified individuals: one posed as a licensed marriage officiant (Ma'zoun), while the other two acted as witnesses to conduct a fraudulent