Ammon News - The State Security Court said Tuesday it will hold secret trials of defendants accused of destabilization Jordan in what is known the "sedition case" due to the "circumstances and data" that will be presented to the court and are related to the security and secrets of the state and public order.

The court’s decision came in accordance with the provisions of Articles 171 and 2/213 of the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 9 of 1961 and its amendments, and Article 8 of the State Security Court Law No. 17 of 1959 and its amendments, which stipulate that the court can hold the trial in secret without prejudice to the rules and procedures of the trial, fair trial guarantees and defence rights.