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AMMAN — The State Security Court on Wednesday issued rulings in several cases targeting national security and public order, revealed last April.

In the missile manufacturing case, the court sentenced defendants Abdullah Hisham and Muath Ghanem to 15 years of temporary hard labour and fined them court fees. A third defendant, Mohsen Ghanem, received seven and a half years of temporary hard labour and was also fined.

Abdullah and Muath were convicted of jointly manufacturing weapons for unlawful use, in violation of Articles (3/W) and (7/J) of the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments, as read with Article (7/W). Mohsen was convicted of aiding in the manufacture of weapons for unlawful use under the same law. All three were additionally charged with acts that undermine public order and endanger community safety, under Articles (2) and (7/T) of the same law.

In the recruitment case, defendants Marwan Al-Hawamdeh and Anas Abu Awad were sentenced to three years and four months of temporary hard labour for acts endangering public order and national security under the Anti-Terrorism Law.

In the illegal training case, defendants Khudr Abdulaziz, Ayman Ajjawi, Mohammad Saleh, and Farouq Al-Samman received the same sentence — three years and four months of temporary hard labour — on similar charges.

Meanwhile, in the drone case, the court acquitted defendants Ali Ahmad Qassem, Abdulaziz Haroun, Abdullah Al-Haddar, and Ahmad Khalifeh of all charges, ruling that the specific intent required for the crime was not established. The court therefore ordered their release.

All State Security Court verdicts are subject to appeal before the Court of Cassation.