important to sought an amicable conversation with prince hamza. to clear the situation. and to steer away from any measures that will blemish. the royal family these efforts are still under way however the state stability and security transcends above any considerations as a result or than the sister the legal measures are taken yesterday the joint chief of staff met with his royal highness prince hamza sending him a clear message to stop all the movements and activities that undermine the country's stability and security of the prince did not respond and acted in a negative demeanor tenants are blind to the state interest and the people's interest and vista geishas have established beyond doubt that the circles are close circles around prince hamza have been circulating messages to foreign sides are broad in what is so-called foreign opposition abroad aiming at twisting facts and smearing the country including links between bessemer with other foreign sides which label themselves as opposition abroad with a of perpetrating malicious. and designs that would undermine the

georgians crime prince hamza bin hussein on his wedding day in 2004. an embrace from his half brother king abdullah. 6 months later the king would strip pams of his title of crime prince and give it to his own son instead. but tons of remained popular in jordan close to tribal leaders and seen as in touch with ordinary people he now says that's why he's been targeted. in a video sent to the b.b.c. hamza says he is under house arrest after being warned that he got too close to critics of the king he says he is not part of any conspiracy but he does openly condemn jordan's leaders this country has become corrupt from its ism and in this one. state t.v. earlier nights that hamza had been asked to stop activities targeting quote security and stability it said security agencies arrested multiple former top officials as reports world of approach to unseat the king the army denies that the former crime prince himself is under arrest but alarm bells are ringing for jordan's allies which see it as a key bastion of stability in a volatile region. recent protests

georgians crime prince hamza bin hussein on his wedding day in 2004. an embrace from his half brother king abdullah. 6 months later the king would strip pam's out of his title of crime prince and give it to his own son instead. but hamza remains popular in jordan close to tribal leaders and seen as in touch with ordinary people he now says that's why he's been targeted. in a video sent to the b.b.c. hamza says he is under house arrest after being warned that he got too close to critics of the king he says he is not part of any conspiracy but he does openly condemn jordan's leaders this country. and in this one. state t.v. earlier announced that hamza had been asked to stop activities targeting quote security and stability it said security agencies arrested multiple former top officials as reports world of approach to unseat the king the army denies that the former crime prince himself is under arrest but alarm bells are ringing for jordan's allies which see it as a key bastion of stability in a volatile region. recent protests against coronavirus restr

a michael ok welcome we start in jordan where former crown prince hamza bin hussein is claiming to be under house arrest in a videotaped message to king's half brother sharply criticize the government but denied being part of any plot to overthrow it the army says homs is not under arrest but warned him to stop damaging jordan security. jordan's crime prince hands of bin hussein on his wedding day in 2004. an embrace from his half brother king abdullah. 6 months later the king would strip pam's of his title of crime prince and give it to his own son instead. but hamza remains popular in jordan close to tribal leaders and seen as in touch with ordinary people he now says that's why he's been targeted. in a video sent to the b.b.c. hamza says he is under house arrest after being warned that he got too close to critics of the king he says he is not part of any conspiracy but he does openly condemn jordan's leaders this country has become corrupt from them and in this one. state t.v. earlier announced that hamza had been asked to stop activities targeting quote security and stability it s

via his noir and prince hamza says it was recorded at his home where he's under house arrest that his communication has been cut off and that he's using satellite internet to send this video but that he believes that will soon also be cut now in the video he says that he's not part of any conspiracy against the king but as you mentioned that he's been arrested because of criticism of the king not directly from prince hamza himself but because he's been present in meetings where the king has been criticized and then on social media in relation to those meetings similar criticism has been expressed but this video he actually does directly condemn jordan's rulers he talks of a breakdown in governance corruption incompetence and he describes jordan as a country that's gone from being a regional leader to a place of fear and hopelessness where even small criticism of a small part of government policy can lead to harassment by security services arrests where people have really lost their sense of hope for the future he says that he's trying to stay in touch with ordinary people in their con

being punished for speaking out against corruption jordan's deputy prime minister says that prince hamza and other top officials have been under surveillance for some time or to him it at this. it was talk about the 0 hour to government said that prompted jordan's king abdullah to give the green light for the arrest of more didn't dozen people including bessemer . a former head of the royal court and finance minister he then became part of the inner circle of prince hamza bin has seen the house but have to king who was also crown prince until he was removed from the role in 2004 jordan's deputy prime minister a minister said for he said that beyond a doubt in the circle of prince hamza were coordinating with foreign parties and opposition abroad a plot to destabilize the country where. the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness homs a surefire some desired by some of the lower and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a

the state intelligence or 30 has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza surely for some desired by some of the law and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else to belittle shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in a video saying he had been put under house arrest for bit in from communicating with the outside world acclaim later denied by jordan chief of staff the prince also took the unprecedented move after publicly criticizing the leadership of the country i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in. our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse either you're. not responsible for the lack of faith that people have in their institutions. their response to form a crown prince had been sidelined since his removal from power but he is said to have been fo

a short time later prince hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem of the surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility the prince has denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with no security detail and no internet on monday he released an audio recording saying the chief of staff was threatening him and telling him to keep quiet. i am not going to escalate but i will not by myself by their warders to stay at home and not to use my tweets or to be in contacts with pe

but hamza remains popular in jordan close to tribal leaders and seen as in touch with ordinary people he now says that's why he's been targeted. in a video sent to the b.b.c. hamza says he is under house arrest after being warned that he got too close to critics of the king he says he is not part of any conspiracy but he does openly condemn jordan's leaders this country has become corrupt from islam and in this way. state t.v. earlier and once that hamza had been asked to stop activities targeting quote security and stability it said security agencies arrested multiple former top officials as reports world of approach to unseat the king the army denies that the former crime prince himself is under arrest but alarm bells are ringing for jordan's allies which see it as a key bastion of stability in a volatile region. recent protests against coronavirus restrictions found concerns that stability could be wavering after years of austerity. but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan

being punished for speaking out against corruption with jordan's deputy prime minister says prince hamza and other top officials have been under surveillance for some time now to 100 as this report. it was talk about the 0 hour to government said that prompted jordan's king abdullah to give the green light for the arrest of more than a dozen people including best of my wife a former head of the royal court and finance minister he then became part of the inner circle of prince hamza bin has seen the house bred of the king who was also crown prince until he was removed from the role in 2004 jordan's deputy prime minister a minute 70 said that beyond a doubt in the circle of prince hamza were coordinating with foreign parties and opposition abroad a plot to destabilize the country with. the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza surely for some desired by some of the lower and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a

jordan's royal court says prince hamza bin hussein has signed a letter pledging his allegiance to the king the jordanian government had accused former crown prince of trying to destabilize the country. the death toll from flash floods and landslides in indonesia and east timor has risen to at least 155 rescuers are calling for more heavy equipment to help reach people in cut off communities jessica washington reports now from jakarta. indonesia east nusa tenggara rescue efforts are underway after flash floods and landslides in this village police and soldiers trying to pull people to safety. in my village the water is higher than my head it has not yet subsided many say they loved ones are still missing. at an hour in east flores was the worst hit a tropical low system is causing heavy rain strong winds and choppy seas in the area adding to the challenge of getting rescuers and essential to the island. in west timor hundreds are in evacuation centers who made the film without. the muscle and my houses by the sea the water rose up and entered our house everything is ruined everything f

a short time later prince hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem of the surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility at the prince has denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with no security detail and no internet on monday he released an audio recording saying the chief of staff was threatening him and telling him to keep quiet. i am not going to escalate but i was noted by myself by their warders to stay at home not to use my tweets or to be in contacts with pe

amun assefa he said that beyond a doubt in the circle of prince hamza were coordinating with foreign parties and opposition abroad a plot to destabilize the country with. the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hum's a surefire some desired by some of the lower and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else to belittle shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in the video saying he had been put under house arrest for bidden from communicating with the outside world i claim later denied by jordan chief of staff there prince also took the president did move after publicly criticizing the leadership of the country i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in. our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse by the year and i'm not r

this is prince hamza — he's the half—brother of king abdullah. a statement from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff confirms that a number of other senior figures are under arrest, including a member of the royal family and former envoy to saudi arabia. prince hamzah has denied any wrongdoing in a video passed to the bbc via his lawyer. here's a bit of what he had to say. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15—20 years. i'm joined now by our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. try and give us some context to what has taken place injordan. i'll be talking about an attempted coup here, what is taking place? aha, feign here, what is taking place? a few hours auo here, what is taking place? a few hours ago with — here, what is taking place? a few hours ago with these _ here, what is taking place? a few hours ago with these reports - hours ago with these reports emerging the washington post quote

this is prince hamza, the half brother of king abdullah. a statement from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff confirms that a number of other seniorfigures are under arrest, including a member of the royal family and former envoy to saudi arabia. prince hamzah has denied any wrongdoing in a video passed to the bbc via his lawyer. here's some of what he had to say. i had ihada i had a visit from the chief of the general staff of the jordanian armed forces this morning, in which he informed me i was not allowed to go out, to communicate with people or to communicate with people or to meet with them. because in the meetings i had been present in, and social media relating to visits i have made, there has been criticism of the government and the king. i asked him if i was the one criticising, he said no. he said this was a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services. that i should not leave my house, that i could only visit family, that i could only visit family, that i could only visit family, t

hello i'm christine one it's good to have your company jordan's prince hamza say's he will not follow orders to restrict his freedom of movement and speech the whole crown prince was ordered and the house arrest amid charges that he and other high level officials were plotting to destabilize the kingdom that denies being part of a conspiracy and sais he is being silenced. according to jordan's security officials the king's half brother bin hussein had been under investigation for some time the country's foreign minister said the former crown prince was trying to mobilize tribal leaders against the government with support from abroad. the investigations monitored interference including calls with foreign parties regarding the suitable timing to start steps to shake the security of our steady jordan. 16 people including a former adviser to king abdullah and another member of the royal family were arrested the military initially denied arresting hum's i've been hussein and said it had issued him a warning for his actions but in a video statement sent to media on saturday prince homes are

the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza surely for some bizarre but some of the lower and others whose movements were undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else to belittle shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in a video saying he had been put under house arrest for bit in from communicating with the outside world i claim later denied by jordan chief of staff the prince also took the unprecedented move after publicly criticizing the leadership of the country i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in. our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse by the year. i'm not responsible for the lack of faith that people have in their institutions. their response to the former crown prince had been sidelined since his removal from power but he is said to have bee

senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school he says prince hamza has never been a threat to jordan's king. i don't think there was a very deep rift at all there was some tension because holmes a has been for years. talking about bad governance corruption so across the whole region not just only in jordan and several times i met him and he talked about this and this was part of his character is a very forthright almost. principled young man who is 41 there is still pretty young and this is what he feels is the right thing to do it feels this is what his father would have wanted him to do to speak out when there's injustice when there's poverty when there's corruption when there's growing inequality and that was something that something that the government the rural callous the intelligence agencies of those in the power structure don't want to see happening all across the country there is widespread discontent and suffering economically in jordan the people are speaking out more they're blaming the killing often of the royal family they're talking of corruption this are new things in

he's a political analyst and columnist the deputy prime minister is accusing prince hamza of working with what he calls foreign parties to undermine the security of jordan what does he mean by that. well actually this is surprising this is a very surprising statement by the foreign minister and actually we usually in gordon we don't have any let's say enemies or somebody or any foreign power that is interested in this applies in the country so basically this was a bit surprising and as long as the foreign minister talked about this i guess there should be also concrete evidence as for there so basically this might lead to a new. let's see confrontation poured all in with this new reality although all we in jordan believe and know that there is nobody targeting the internal situation of jordan so the issue is been explained as well from that he action or most of the countries are to the issue yesterday happened yesterday like the support the endorsement of king up the lucky him from all over the world so this means that. in reality we don't feel that there is anybody interested in thi

jordan's government accuses the king's half brother prince hamza of being involved in a malicious halt to destabilize the country. hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program bulgaria heading for a political crisis as exit polls give the prime minister a narrow victory but facing complex coalition talks. at least 49 people dead after to rancho rain causes flash floods and landslides in indonesia so. i'm not marry any individual bullshit now i'm mad at the system. george floyd's uncle tells al jazeera he hopes the system can be fixed after the trial of former police officer derek show them. now jordan says it's prevented what it called a malicious plot by top officials and king abdullah's half brother to destabilize the country the deputy prime minister says security forces it into stepped it communications between the former crown prince hamza and foreign policies planning to undermine jordan's security at least 14 people have been arrested so far for exams and says he's been placed placed under house arrest and has hit back accusing jord

jordan's forward crown prince hamza said in a newly released a voice recording that he would disobey orders by the army to not communicate with the outside world after he was put under house arrest on sunday the jordanian government said it's thwarted what it calls a malicious plot to destabilize the country the half brother of king abdullah says he's being punished for speaking out against corruption players who the. situation is a little bit difficult all the guards have left and the chief of staff threaten me on behalf of top agencies officials were recorded his words and send them to my family and those i know outside the country just in case something happened and now waiting for their action i'm not going to escalate but i will not abide myself by their orders to stay at home not to use to eat or not to be in contact with people and not to see my family but i've been told by the chief of staff is not acceptable under any circumstances so i'm still waiting for this matter to be sorted out but jordan's deputy prime minister says prince hamza and other top officials have been unde

in a video passed to the media by his lawyer jordan's prince hamza says this may be the last time he can contact anyone he says he's been ordered by the army's chief to stay at home and that his phone and internet are being cut off. he criticized jordan's leaders for corruption and tonight being part of any conspiracy. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country. when. the video is released came shortly after due to any in state t.v. an ounce multiple arrests of former senior officials on fascists a night jordan's army chief denied the prince how it was among them but it didn't mention the arrest of the former head of the royal court but some our dollar. was a long time. of the cheating and was at one time a minister of finance and has been arrested along with several others that were very close to the heart of cou

it is video passed through the media by his lawyer jordan's prince hamza says this may be the last time he can contact anyone he says he's been ordered by the army's chief to stay at home and that his phone and internet are being cut off. he criticized jordan's leaders for corruption and tonight being part of any conspiracy. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country. when. the video is released came shortly after to tinian state t.v. an ounce multiple arrests of former senior officials on such a night jordan's army chief denied the prince how it was among them but it didn't mention the arrest of the former head of the royal court bus and our dollar. was a long time also that of the cheating and was at one time a minister of finance and has been arrested along with several others that were very close to the heart of

prince hamza is the half brother of king abdullah when their father king hussein passed away in 1909 king abdullah was crowned and prince hamza became the crown prince of jordan however king abdullah stripped him of this title 5 years later following saturday's arrests regional leaders including the g.c.c. were quick to express solidarity with king abdullah security personnel have been deployed in the capital amman and other parts of the country there are still more questions than answers about the highly unusual arrests and what flaunting it says it a stable country in the middle east lore about in many. a letter now from dalia fahmy he's an associate professor of political science at long island university and she says the situation has been building over the last few years. this is really reflective of a domestic internal rift and the wording of the former crown prince about corruption really is reflective of what's been happening economically in jordan you know this king king abdullah has been running or talking about economic reforms not really political reform since he took off

hussein and others were undermining security as many as 20 high level officials have been arrested hamza denies being part of a conspiracy. according to jordan's security officials the king's half brother bin hussein had been under investigation for some time the country's foreign minister said the former crown prince was trying to mobilize tribal leaders against the government with support from abroad. i mean the investigations monitored interference including calls with foreign parties were guarding the suitable timing to start steps to shake the security of our steady jordan. 16 people including a former adviser to king abdullah and another member of the royal family were arrested the military initially denied arresting hum's i've been hussein and said it had issued him a warning for his actions but in a video statement sent to media on saturday prince holmes that claimed he had been placed under house arrest for associating with critics of the royal family there is no conspiracy. it's. restricted. to distract. though he no longer holds an official title remains a popular figure in th

a short time later prince hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem of the surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility at the prince denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with no security detail and no internet on monday he released an audio recording saying the chief of staff was threatening him and telling him to keep quiet. i am not going to escalate but i will not by myself by their warders to stay at home not to use my tweets or to be in contacts with people

the military denied prince hamza had been arrested bad say has been told to stop by actions targeting jordan security and stability the military says a former minister a member of the royal family and others were also detained as part of an ongoing investigation levanon egypt and the g.c.c. of all. express solidarity with jordan's king abdullah let's take a closer look at some of the people reportedly involved friends hamza bin hussein is a son of the late king hussein of jordan he was crown prince from 1909 but was stripped of the title by as half brother king abdullah in 2004 king abdullah was assigned as a rule of jordan in 1909 after the death of his father king hussein is known for maintaining financial stability and had driven an economic boom which continued until 2008 and finally by our diana who was one of those arrested he was a confidence to king abdullah and appointed head of the royal court in 2007 a role he left a year later he led economic reforms in this previous position as finance minister but was often met with resistance from high ranking officials let's speak to d

and members of thejordanian society, including prominent tribes, and in his video, prince hamza said he wasn't the person expressing criticism but he spoke about corruption, nepotism, incompetence, he said that even the slightest of criticism in the kingdom was met with arrest and abuse. this is a really, really shocking unveiling of some of the strains in the royal hashemite kingdom, and i think we haven't seen the end of this royal crisis. earlier i spoke to associate professor dalia fahmy from long island university and i asked herfor her reaction to what's been happening in the country. it's not really surprising, there have been rumblings on the ground for a couple of years now. king abdullah has been a king who has undertaken quite a bit of economic reforms but not political reforms, especially since the arab spring. the former crown prince, former because the king removed the title four years into his reign, to be meeting with tribal elders and listening to their discontent with this king comes at a time whenjordan has been hurting economically, the king has been touting refor

jordan's foreign former crown prince hamza has said in a newly released voice recording that he would disobey orders by the army not ticket to not communicate with the outside world after he was put under house arrest on sunday the jordanian government said it's thwarted what it calls a malicious plot to destabilize the country a half brother of king. being punished for speaking out against corruption. the situation is a little bit difficult all the guards have left and the chief of staff threaten me on behalf of top agencies officials were recorded his words and send them to my family and those i know outside the country just in case something happened and now waiting for their action i'm not going to escalate but i will not abide myself by their orders to stay at home not to use to eat not to be in contact with people and not to see my family but i've been told by the chief of staff is not acceptable under any circumstances so i'm still waiting for this matter to be sorted out well jordan's deputy prime minister says prince hamza and other top officials have been under surveillance

to destabilize the country the half brother of king abdullah has been put under house arrest prince hamza says he's being punished for speaking out against corruption but jordan's deputy prime minister says that prince hamza and other top officials have been under surveillance for some time one day at out of. the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza sharif house and preside but some of the one of those whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining our stability at least 76 people are being killed by a flash floods and landslides in indonesia and in neighboring east timor rescue workers are struggling to reach remote areas and more heavy rain forecast a state of emergency has been declared in a county in western florida after a leak at a waste water reservoir raised fears that hundreds of homes could be used the water contain tons of its way through an old fertilizer fa

i view it's not right for prince hamza to be linked to these people these are people who jordanians see as questionable who are really frowned upon. we don't want to see anything no matter how small happen in this country this country is known as stable and secure and i ask god to have this country remain stable and secure. jordan is known as a reliable ally to the west and it borders israel syria saudi arabia and iraq the rights group freedom house ranks jordan as partly free it's one of the few arab states formally at peace with israel and as an important ally to the united states the u.s. u.k. and several arab nations have all expressed their full support for king abdullah. and for more on this we're joined now by. he's a political analyst and columnist the deputy prime minister is accusing prince hamza of working with what he calls foreign parties to undermine the security of jordan what does he mean by that. well actually this is surprising this is a very surprising statement by the foreign minister and actually we usually in gordon we don't have any let's say enemies or somebody o

the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza surely for some desired by some of the lower and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else to belittle shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in a video saying he had been put under house arrest for bidden from communicating with the outside world i claim later denied by jordan chief of staff the prince also took the unprecedented move of publicly criticizing the leadership of the country i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in. our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse by the year and i'm not responsible for the lack of faith that people have in their institutions. their response the former crown prince had been sidelined since his removal from power but he is said to hav

former head of the royal court and finance minister he then became part of the inner circle of prince hamza bin hissene the half brother of the king who was also crown prince until he was removed from the role in 2004 jordan's deputy prime minister a minister for the said that beyond a doubt in a circle of prince hamza will coordinate. with foreign parties and opposition abroad a plot to destabilize the country where. the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hum's a surefire some desired by some of the lower and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else debility shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in the video saying he had been put under house arrest for a bit in from communicating with the outside world i claim later denied by jordan chief of staff there prince also took the president didn't move off publicly criticizing the leadership of the coun

royal crisis injordan — former crown prince hamza says he's under house arrest. he's accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. england is to trial covid passports, in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events. the fa cup final will be among the pilots. they sing. a scaled back easter sunday — although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. on home water, it is still theirs, cambridge has the victory. and it's a double win for cambridge in both the men's and the women's boat race. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the government ofjordan has accused the country's prince — hamzah bin hussein — of a plot to destabilise the country. this comes after the former heir to thejordanian throne released a video to the bbc saying he had been placed under house arrest. jordan's deputy prime minister says the prince's wife had been in contact with foreign intelligence agencies. up to 16 people have arres

states intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza period for some of his aides some of the one of those whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security us of the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else debilitates. bulgaria could be set for a political crisis despite months of anti-government protests and surging cases of covert exit polls in sunday's parliamentary elections but the prime minister boyko boris off in 1st place but he could struggle form a coalition and secure a 4th term in office bennett smith has more on that now from the capital sofia according to transparency international the most corrupt country in the european union since those widespread protests borisov hasn't given one interview to the media throughout the election campaign which has been subdued because of covert 19 years nevertheless only allowed his own p.r. people along with him so we've heard nothing from him i mean to the void created

and members of thejordanian society, including prominent tribes, and in his video, prince hamza said he wasn't the person expressing criticism but he spoke about corruption, nepotism, incompetence, he said that even the slightest of criticism in the kingdom was met with arrest and abuse. this is a really, really shocking unveiling of some of the strains in the royal hashemite kingdom, and i think we haven't seen the end of this royal crisis. bernard haykel is professor of near eastern studies at princeton university in newjersey. thank you for coming on the programme. what is your reaction to these arrests? i think there is a lot of opaqueness, we don't really know that much. rumours on social media flying in all directions, claiming there are outside forces involved. some blaming the uae, other saudi arabia, and others israel. what is clear to me, in the message to the bbc, which was in english, for a western audience, there is a weakening of the monarchy. there are clearly fissures in the hashemite kingdom. but i see this as part of a pattern, where the king, when faced with domest

norbert manley reports the member from the water that is a video of the media by his lawyer prince hamza says this may be the last time he can contact anyone he says he's been ordered by the army's chief to stay at home and that his phone and internet are being cut off. he criticized jordan's leaders for corruption and tonight being part of any conspiracy. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country. when. the video is released came shortly after due to any in state t.v. an ounce multiple arrests of former senior officials on fast say night jordan's army chief denied the prince how it was among them but it didn't mention the arrest of the former head of the royal court bus and our dollar. was a long time. of the cheating and was at one time a minister of finance and has been arrested along with several others that were

a short time later prince hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem of the surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility at the prince has denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with no security detail and no internet on monday he released an audio recording saying the chief of staff was threatening him and telling him to keep quiet. i am not going to escalate but i will not by myself by their warders to stay at home and not to use my tweets or to be in contacts with

a short time later prince hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem of the surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility the prince has denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with no security detail and no internet on monday he released an audio recording saying the chief of staff was threatening him and telling him to keep quiet. i am not going to escalate but i will not by myself by their warders to stay at home not to use my tweets or to be in contacts with people

the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza surely for some desired by some of the lower and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else to belittle shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in a video saying he had been put under house arrest for a bit in from communicating with the outside world i claim later denied by jordan chief of staff that prince also took the unprecedented move of publicly criticizing the leadership of the country i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in. our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse either you're. not responsible for the lack of faith that people have in their institutions. their response the former crown prince had been sidelined since his removal from power but he is said to have

jordan's former crown prince hamza has said in a newly released voice recording that he would disobey orders by the army to knott's communicates with the outside world after he was put under house arrest on sunday the jordanian government said it's thwarted what it calls a malicious plot to destabilize the country they half brother of. being punished for speaking out against corruption. well. the situation is a little bit difficult because of left and the chief of staff threaten me on behalf of top agencies officials where record it is and send them to my family and those i know outside the country just in case something happened and now waiting for their action i'm not going to escalate but i will not abide myself by their orders to stay at home not to use not to be in contact with people and not to see my family but i've been told by the chief of staff is not acceptable under any circumstances so i'm still waiting for this matter to be sorted out it's also that i am has more from home on what you hear in that phone call is defiance a little bit of fear and anger bear in mind that pr

policies planning to undermine jordan's security at least 14 people have been arrested so far prince hamza says he's been placed under house arrest and has hit back accusing jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence in his around the middle east of voiced support for king abdullah with his saudi and moroccan counterparts calling him to express their solidarity with the united. states intelligence with already has been closely monitoring your activity from his home his homes and. some of the will of those whose movements were aimed at undermining your stability and security most of the civilians intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on the so-called 0 hour to. undermining all stability that's the it could be a political crisis brewing in garia despite months of anti-government protests and surging covert cases the exit polls in sunday's parliamentary elections put the prime minister boyko or resolve in 1st place but he could struggle to form a coalition and secure a 4th term in that position. the rains have triggered flash floods and landslides in indonesia'

husein's fourth wife noor, a syrian-american, gave birth to hamza, making hamza, abdullah's half-brother. the hashemite kingdom has long been viewed as a reliable partner at a crossroads in the middle east, bordering syria, iraq, israel and the occupied west bank. but its economy is struggling. this year unemployment jumped to 25%. exports and tourism are down. syrian refugeetax an overburdened system. and the downturn's exacerbated, by one of the world's strictest covid lockdowns. >> ( translated ): our economy is collapsing. look at the shop, it is empty. >> schifrin: that frustration has fueled protests. last month, security forces fired tear gas at anti-lockdown demonstrators. and last year, king abdullah dissolved the country's parliament. but hamzah's criticism is unique, because its source, and target, are the highest echelons of royal power. >> this country has become stymied in corruption, in nepotism and in misrule and the result has been the destruction or the loss of hope. >> schifrin: jordan's allies quickly came to the kingdom's defense. >> the king has our fu support and t

family and others have been detained as part of an ongoing investigation the army chief did say prince hamza was told to stop actions targeting security and stability. the prince released a video saying it's part of a crackdown on critics he accuses leaders of corruption incompetence and it. didn't hurt or do you there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside looking from behind the scenes listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves and may god protect our dear jordan oh well let's take a closer look at some of the people reportedly involved prince hamza bin hussein is the son of the late king hussein of jordan he was crown prince from 1999 but was stripped of the title by its half brother king abdullah in 2004 king abdullah was assigned as the rule of jordan in 1909 after the death of his father king hussein is known for maintaining financial stability and drove an economic boom

the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hamza surely for some bizarre but some of the lower and others whose movements were undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining our stability shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in a video saying he had been put under house arrest for bit in from communicating with the outside world a claim later denied by jordan chief of staff the prince also took the unprecedented move of publicly criticizing the leadership of the country. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in. our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse by the year i'm not responsible for the lack of faith that people have in their institutions their response the former crown prince had been sidelined since his removal from power but he is said to have been forging

america evanston it's good to have you with us the former crown prince of jordan hamza bin hussein says he's been placed under house arrest in a video message the king's half brother sharply criticized jordanian leaders bond he denied to being part of an alleged coupe lot jordanian authorities have arrested several other high level officials for what they described as security reasons. jordan's crime. hands of bin hussein on his wedding day in 2004. an embrace from his half brother king abdullah. 6 months later the king would strip pams of his title of crime prince and give it to his own son instead but hamza remains popular in jordan close to tribal leaders and seen as in touch with ordinary people he now says that's why he's being targeted. in a video sent to the b.b.c. hamza says he is under house arrest after being warned that he got too close to critics of the king he says he is not part of any conspiracy but he does openly condemn jordan's leaders this country has become corrupt from its ism and in this one. state t.v. earlier announced that hamza had been asked to stop activities