Ammon News - Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said that the government would work to amend the law to allow broader application of the death penalty against major drug dealers and smugglers working with foreign criminal gangs.

During a Sunday Cabinet session held at Zarqa, Hassan noted that the matter will be pursued in coordination with members of both chambers of Parliament, he said.

Hassan stressed that attacks against security personnel and members of the Jordan Armed Forces "constitute a red line." "We will not allow any treacherous hand to target the personnel and officers of our security agencies, and we will apply the law without leniency against anyone who attacks them," he said.

Hassan said the implementation of the death penalty sent a clear message that would continue to be conveyed to anyone who attempts to attack members of the armed forces or security agencies.