Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - A Jordanian army prosecutor says the country's military court has freed 15 suspected Islamists on bail, as a goodwill gesture ahead of a Muslim holiday.
He says the men released on Thursday are followers of the conservative Salafi interpretation of Islam, which is banned in Jordan. It regards non-militant Muslims as infidels and condones their killing.

The prosecutor says the 15 are part of 103 Salafis on trial on charges of terrorism and stabbing policemen with swords during an April protest. The bail was set at 1,000 Jordanian Dinars ($1,400) each.

The prosecutor declined to say if any of the Salafi leaders were among those released.

He says more suspects will be released later in the day. The prosecutor spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to talk to the media.



* AP