Imad Al-Adwan (, born 1988 in

Balqa Governorate Balqa' ( ''Al Balqā’'') is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital. The governorate has the fourth largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by area. It has the thir ...

) is a Jordanian politician who is a member of the

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Political career

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

Arrest

In April 2023, he was arrested by Israeli police accused of smuggling gold and weapons into the

West Bank The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

. He was arrested at the King Hussein Bridge, five kilometres east of

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. On 7 May, Al-Adwan was released by Israeli authorities into the custody of Jordan for further investigation. On 17 May Al-Adwan was charged, and on September 20, 2024 he was sentenced to ten years of hard labour.

References

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