Imad Al-Adwan

Imad Al-Adwan (Arabic: عماد العدوان, born 1988 in Balqa Governorate) is a Jordanian politician who is a member of the Parliament of Jordan.

Political career

In the 2020 Jordanian general election, he was elected to Parliament becoming one of the youngest MPs.^[1]

Arrest

In April 2023, he was arrested by Israeli police accused of smuggling gold and weapons into the West Bank.^[2][3] He was arrested at the King Hussein Bridge, five kilometres east of Jericho.^[4] On 7 May, Al-Adwan was released by Israeli authorities into the custody of Jordan for further investigation.^[5][6] On 17 May Al-Adwan was charged,^[7][8] and on September 20, 2024 he was sentenced to ten years of hard labour.^[9]

References

1. "Imad al-Adwan: The Jordanian MP critical of Israel and now under arrest". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
2. Goldenberg, Tia (April 24, 2023). "Israeli FM demands arrested Jordanian lawmaker 'pay a price'". Washington Post.
3. "Jordan: Israel arrested lawmaker on arms-smuggling charges". ABC News. April 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
4. "Jordanian MP arrested by Israel on suspicion of smuggling weapons". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
5. "Israel hands over Jordanian lawmaker accused of arms smuggling". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. "Israel transfers MP Adwan to Jordan". The Jordan Times. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
7. "Jordanian lawmaker is charged with smuggling guns into occupied West Bank". ABC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
8. i24NEWS (2023-05-17). "Jordan lawmaker charged with arms smuggling into West Bank". I24news. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
9. "Jordan sentences lawmaker to 10 years in prison for smuggling weapons into West Bank". The Times of Israel. 20 September 2024.