AMMAN – A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced a Norwegian man of Iraqi descent to 15 years in prison for planning “terrorist acts” in the kingdom.
Khaled al-Rebai, 49, was also found guilty by Amman’s state security court of “possessing explosive material”, according to the verdict delivered in front of Norwegian diplomats in the Jordanian capital.
His lawyers said they would appeal the guilty verdicts.
Rebai was arrested in July last year in possession of 45kg of explosives in the northern town of Jarash.
Jordan said at the time it had foiled a “terrorist” attack due to be carried out by an Iraqi Quds Force member.
Source: AFP, 19 June 2016