A general outdoor view of Jordan’s Palace of Justice in Amman Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. In the building, a criminal court sentenced Jordan’s ex-intelligence chief Mohammed al-Dahabi to 13 years and 3 months in jail for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office. Presiding judge Nashaat Akhras also demanded in court that al-Dahabi pay 21 million Jordanian dinars ($29.6 million) in fines to the state and return money he allegedly laundered and embezzled during his 2005-2008 tenure as head of Jordanian intelligence.(AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh)
November 11, 2012 - 2:40 AM
AMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian criminal court has sentenced the kingdom's ex-intelligence chief to 13 years and three months in jail for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office.
It was the harshest sentence in years against such a high-profile personality in Jordan.
Presiding judge Nashaat Akhras has also demanded in court Sunday that defendant Mohammed al-Dahabi pay 21 million Jordanian dinars ($29.6 million) in fines to the state and return money he allegedly laundered and embezzled during his 2005-2008 tenure as head of Jordanian intelligence.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012