Jordan has announced a radical ban by the Muslim Brotherhood who could include the closure of the country's largest opposition party, after accused the Islamist group of planning attacks.
The Islamic Action Front, a political party linked to the brotherhood on a regional scale, won the most seats in the legislative elections that were held last year in the context of mass demonstrations against Isarel for his war with Hamas.
The monarchy prohibited the Muslim Brotherhood a decade ago, but officially authorized a group of radiance and continued to tolerate the Islamic Action Front while limiting some of its activities.
It was not immediately clear how far the last ban would go.
Police surrounded and searched the headquarters of the Islamic Action Front after Wednesday's announcement and seized several boxes of documents.
The Interior Ministry said that the Muslim Brotherhood is now considered an illegal organization and have announced the ban on any political activity related to the group and the closure of its offices.
He said the efforts to confiscate the group's assets would be accelerated.
“It has been proven that the members of the group operate in the dark and engage in activities that could destabilize the country,” said the ministry.
“The members of the dissolved Muslim Brotherhood have falsified security and national unity and disrupted security and public order.”
The ministry also said that one of the group's leaders had joined the others to try to make and test explosives to use against the security forces, without providing names or details.
Last week, Jordan said he had stopped 16 people accused of making short -range missiles, possession of explosives and automatic weapons, hiding a ready -made missile and illegally recruiting and training people.
The government said the accused belonged to what he called “license -free groups”, referring to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Fraternity denied allegations and said it was attached to Jordan's security.
Wael al-Saqqa, secretary general of the Islamic Action Front, distant the party of the Muslim Brotherhood, saying that he had “no relationship with another organizational organization, whatever it is”.
He insisted that the party acted according to the law.
ADVERTISEMENT“We always declare that we are determined to order, the law and the provisions of the constitution,” he said, adding that he was surprised by the search for the security services of the group's headquarters.
Jordan is a close Western ally which has long been considered a bastion of stability in the often volatile Middle East.
He borders Israel, occupied West Bank, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees from several conflicts.
The Muslim Brotherhood was created in Egypt almost a century ago and have branches around the world.
ADVERTISEMENTIts leaders say that he has given up violence decades ago and seeks to establish an Islamic regime through elections and other peaceful means.
Critics, including governments in the region, consider it a threat.
