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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Senate President Faisal Fayez said Sunday that the full force of the law should by applied to deter riots on the campuses of Jordanian universities, urging that those involved in violence should not go unpunished.

Fayez demanded during a meeting of the Senate's Education Committee to discuss riots that occurred on the University of Jordan's campus last week, that security personnel return to the gates of the university to guard against violence.

He proposed instant and medium-term solutions to address such acts of violence, which he called "regrettable and abusive", adding that speedy action is needed to reinstate national education in the university curricula, which, he said, would promote national belonging and allegiance of students.

The Senate head also proposed extra-curricular activities for students, instilling volunteerism and social work, enforcing the law firmly and empowering university security to deal with riots.

He also reviewed the influence of social media on ethical values and demanded "immunizing" the youth and universities against violence, urging youth centres, clubs, places of worship, schools and universities and civil society institutions, including professional associations, to shoulder their responsibility in this regard.

He called on these to carry out their role to spread awareness to address the various social ills, including violence on campus, the spread of drug trade, festive firing and countering extremist ideology and hate speech.

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Adnan Tweisi said universities had adopted a series of measures to curb violence on campus, including stiffening penalties and suspensions of the perpetrators.

University of Jordan President Azmi Mahafzah also told the meeting that an investigation into last week's violence is under way and that some people who stood behind the brawl were arrested, vowing that legal punitive action will be taken against them.