Jordan ends death penalty moratorium with six executions

Jordan has executed six men, marking the end of a nine-year moratorium on capital punishment. The executions were carried out after the men were convicted of terrorism and crimes that led to the deaths and injuries of police officers and soldiers. The government stated that these actions were taken to deliver justice for those who died defending the country.

Two of the executed men were linked to a 2018 incident in Salt city where six security personnel were killed during a raid. Another was convicted for the murder of a high-ranking police official during fuel price protests in 2022. The remaining convictions were for drug-related cases initiated after security forces were killed during armed clashes between 2014 and 2018.

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The sentences were carried out in order to achieve justice for those who died defending the country.

Government spokesman Mohammad Momani announced that over 100 individuals are currently awaiting execution in Jordan, and that further executions will proceed "one after another." Jordan typically reserves the death penalty for terrorism and severe violent crimes. The last time capital punishment was carried out was in 2017, when 15 people were hanged.

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executions will be carried out one after another