Jordanian King Reshuffles Top Brass amid Plot Suspicions
Dan Arkin
| 05/05/2019
Photo: AP
Jordanian King Abdullah II fired several senior officials, including the general intelligence chief, over the past week following reports of a plot to destabilize the kingdom.
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas, citing anonymous sources, reported that several senior and influential Jordanian figures had conspired to hold a mass protest outside the royal palace in Amman to demonstrate a lack of public confidence in Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz and thereby create instability in the kingdom.
The Jordanian King replaced the director of the General Intelligence Department, General Adnan al-Jundi, with General Ahmed Husni, who has served in several senior intelligence posts.
A statement issued by the palace said that the move was prompted by complaints of shortcomings in the management of the intelligence system and finding that some people were using their status and positions to advance personal interests at the expense of those of the kingdom. Before Jundi, the king also replaced several officials in his bureau, including the head of policy and information.
Jordanian media reported that changes had also been made in the defense establishment and police force, with new commanders appointed for some regions. According to Jordanian officials, additional changes are expected to take place at the palace and in defense-related positions.
[Source: Haaretz]
Photo: AP
Jordanian King Abdullah II fired several senior officials, including the general intelligence chief, over the past week following reports of a plot to destabilize the kingdom.
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas, citing anonymous sources, reported that several senior and influential Jordanian figures had conspired to hold a mass protest outside the royal palace in Amman to demonstrate a lack of public confidence in Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz and thereby create instability in the kingdom.
The Jordanian King replaced the director of the General Intelligence Department, General Adnan al-Jundi, with General Ahmed Husni, who has served in several senior intelligence posts.
A statement issued by the palace said that the move was prompted by complaints of shortcomings in the management of the intelligence system and finding that some people were using their status and positions to advance personal interests at the expense of those of the kingdom. Before Jundi, the king also replaced several officials in his bureau, including the head of policy and information.
Jordanian media reported that changes had also been made in the defense establishment and police force, with new commanders appointed for some regions. According to Jordanian officials, additional changes are expected to take place at the palace and in defense-related positions.
[Source: Haaretz]
