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Jamal Haddad
Plaintiffs
(Pan Arab Web Awards)
Country
Jordan
Platform
Website
Date of publication
2020-12-22
Case status
Pending appeal or objection
Case summary
The prosecutor for the State Security Court ordered the arrest of Jamal Haddad for publishing a news article questioning whether government officials had received the COVID-19 vaccine before the general public. The government charged Haddad under the Anti-Terrorism Law. He was released on bail on December 29, 2020, following increased protests led by local journalists.
About the complaint
Detained?
Yes
Detention length (days)
5
Case details
القضاة
- – – - State Security Court - Amman
Timeline
- publication
2020-12-22 - detention
2020-12-24 - release
2020-12-29