Jordan has imposed a ban on the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, Interior Minister Mazen Al Faraya announced on Wednesday.
The sanction, according to Al Faraya, followed last week's discovery that members of the organisation were planning a major attack in Jordan.
All Muslim Brotherhood offices in the kingdom have been shut down, while Jordanian media is also banned from advocating for the group.
Al Faraya accused the group of “operating in the shadows” and engaging in activities that could undermine stability and national security.
“It has been decided to ban all activities of the so-called Muslim Brotherhood and to consider any activity a violation of the provisions of the law,” he said.
Government forces uncovered weapons and explosives stored in residential areas, covert missile manufacturing facilities, as well as “training and recruitment operations.”
Last Wednesday, a Jordanian court charged 12 Muslim Brotherhood members with terrorism-related crimes for allegedly manufacturing weapons and drones.
The kingdom said 16 people in total participated in the plot, which allegedly involved training in Lebanon and the smuggling of automatic firearms and explosives.
On Tuesday, Hamas hailed the alleged plot by “young Jordanian men who are against the continued genocide in Gaza,” and called for their release.
“Supporting the Palestinian resistance is a patriotic and moral duty,” it said. “Hamas salutes every free voice and honest initiative in dear Jordan.”
