AMMAN - Jordan sought to throw a veil Tuesday over its public palace feud by ordering its media to stop reporting on an alleged plot the government says involves the half-brother of King Abdullah II.
Amman's prosecutor general Tuesday banned the publication of any information about the investigation into what the government has called a "wicked" plot against Jordan involving unnamed foreign entities. "The ban on publication involves all audiovisual media and social networks, as well as the publication of all images or video clips relating to this subject on pain of legal action."Hamzah has made extensive use of the media to lash out against his situation, accusing Jordan's rulers of corruption, nepotism and ineptitude in a video message he sent to the BBC on Saturday.
He said he had been placed under house arrest in his Amman palace and that his phone and internet were cut off, but that he was able to send his message using a satellite link.But Hamzah's tone changed after Abdullah sent another royal to speak with him Monday. The job of mediator was handed to Hamzah's uncle, Prince Hassan, 71, himself a former heir to the throne who was sidelined.
The crisis has laid bare divisions in a country usually seen as a bulwark of stability in the Middle East.
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