Jordan's King Abdullah II and Prince Hamza made their first joint appearance on Sunday, after the attempted sedition that rocked the kingdom last week, according to images broadcast by official television.
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The Hashemite ruler, his half-brother Hamza, accused of being involved in the "conspiracy", Crown Prince Hussein, their uncle Hassan and the other members of the royal family met together in the mausoleum where the three are buried. kings who ruled the country during the past century, Abdullah I, Talal and his son King Hussein.
In civilian clothes, except the crown prince who wore a military uniform, they recited the Fatiha, the first sura of the Koran.
King Abdullah II said on Wednesday that the unprecedented crisis that broke out in the century-old monarchy was "
over
", specifying that the implicated Prince Hamza was at home, "
under his protection
".
A week before the commemoration of the centenary, Prince Hamza, great-grandson of the founder of the monarchy, had been placed under house arrest, accused of being involved in an "
evil plot
" against his country, which he defends himself.
About 20 people were arrested and, under pressure from the family, the prince promised to “
remain faithful
” to the king who in 2004 withdrew the title of crown prince from him in favor of his own eldest son.
However, he criticized the sovereign's mismanagement that could lead the country to its downfall.
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April 11 marks the day in 1921 when Abdullah I, who became a Hashemite Emir of Transjordan by grace of the British, took the reins of power.
The current rulers boast of the kingdom's remarkable longevity in such a turbulent region.
