AMMONNEWS - The Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday passed the 'illicit fortunes' bill, expanding the jurisdiction of the law to include senior state officials and senior officials in private companies where the government owns shares.
The jurisdiction of the law also covers the Chief of the Royal Court, Secretary General of the Royal Court, and the position of Minister of the Royal Court, who would be required to disclose the sources of their accumulated wealth in order to prevent illicit gains.
Deputies however refused to include the military and security agencies among the categories included in the jurisdiction of the law.
Wendesday session, attended by 76 deputies out of the 150-member House, voted to also include state employees including Director of the Customs Department, and chairpersons and board members of all companies where the government owns at least a 25 percent share.
The draft law, dubbed 'illegal asset probing law,' witnessed intense deliberations in the past week, with MPs challenges several articles in the bill.
The government's version of the draft law included specific senior civil and military officials to be required to disclose the sources of their accumulated wealth in order to prevent illicit gains, the Jordan Times reported last week.
Lawmakers on Wednesday however rejected to include the military and security officials under the new law's jurisdiction.
Deliberations between MPs and Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour disagreed over a move to include chairpersons and board members of companies and banks where the government holds shares, citing that such a move would have negative effect on public-private partnerships.
The House on Wednesday also passed the Pharmaceuticals and Medicines law, after opening the morning session with a moment of silence and prayers for the lives of innocent victims killed in Palestine on the anniversary of commemorating the Palestinian 1948 Nakba.
AMMONNEWS - The Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday passed the 'illicit fortunes' bill, expanding the jurisdiction of the law to include senior state officials and senior officials in private companies where the government owns shares.
The jurisdiction of the law also covers the Chief of the Royal Court, Secretary General of the Royal Court, and the position of Minister of the Royal Court, who would be required to disclose the sources of their accumulated wealth in order to prevent illicit gains.
Deputies however refused to include the military and security agencies among the categories included in the jurisdiction of the law.
Wendesday session, attended by 76 deputies out of the 150-member House, voted to also include state employees including Director of the Customs Department, and chairpersons and board members of all companies where the government owns at least a 25 percent share.
The draft law, dubbed 'illegal asset probing law,' witnessed intense deliberations in the past week, with MPs challenges several articles in the bill.
The government's version of the draft law included specific senior civil and military officials to be required to disclose the sources of their accumulated wealth in order to prevent illicit gains, the Jordan Times reported last week.
Lawmakers on Wednesday however rejected to include the military and security officials under the new law's jurisdiction.
Deliberations between MPs and Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour disagreed over a move to include chairpersons and board members of companies and banks where the government holds shares, citing that such a move would have negative effect on public-private partnerships.
The House on Wednesday also passed the Pharmaceuticals and Medicines law, after opening the morning session with a moment of silence and prayers for the lives of innocent victims killed in Palestine on the anniversary of commemorating the Palestinian 1948 Nakba.
AMMONNEWS - The Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday passed the 'illicit fortunes' bill, expanding the jurisdiction of the law to include senior state officials and senior officials in private companies where the government owns shares.
The jurisdiction of the law also covers the Chief of the Royal Court, Secretary General of the Royal Court, and the position of Minister of the Royal Court, who would be required to disclose the sources of their accumulated wealth in order to prevent illicit gains.
Deputies however refused to include the military and security agencies among the categories included in the jurisdiction of the law.
Wendesday session, attended by 76 deputies out of the 150-member House, voted to also include state employees including Director of the Customs Department, and chairpersons and board members of all companies where the government owns at least a 25 percent share.
The draft law, dubbed 'illegal asset probing law,' witnessed intense deliberations in the past week, with MPs challenges several articles in the bill.
The government's version of the draft law included specific senior civil and military officials to be required to disclose the sources of their accumulated wealth in order to prevent illicit gains, the Jordan Times reported last week.
Lawmakers on Wednesday however rejected to include the military and security officials under the new law's jurisdiction.
Deliberations between MPs and Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour disagreed over a move to include chairpersons and board members of companies and banks where the government holds shares, citing that such a move would have negative effect on public-private partnerships.
The House on Wednesday also passed the Pharmaceuticals and Medicines law, after opening the morning session with a moment of silence and prayers for the lives of innocent victims killed in Palestine on the anniversary of commemorating the Palestinian 1948 Nakba.
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