Amman, 22 Nov 2014: Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood has demanded the release of its detained leader Zaki Bani Rsheid.
In a statement Friday, the group said that the security forces had arrested its deputy head Zaki Bani Rsheid Thursday, Xinhua reported.
“We are surprised by the arrest of Bani Rsheid and call for his release,” said the statement.
Bani Rsheid was arrested after he published an article that the authorities considered harmful to Jordan’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In his article, Bani Rsheid had criticised the UAE for designating the Islamist organisation as a terrorist group.
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood is the country’s biggest opposition party.
Bani Rsheid is the third senior Brotherhood figure to be arrested in recent months in Jordan.—–IANS
UAE is becoming another Israel, Zionist leadership country. More muslims distance from UAE, is better for muslim umma. At local level , I request all well to do Muslims and non Muslims to not flying in any UAE airlines.
UAE is a beautiful country and the government has done lot to keep it free from the Ulemas – fanatic clutches. Extremism will ruin the Muslim ummah the way it has ruined Pakistan and Afghanistan. There are some short sighted fanatic Muslims who are trying to tarnish the image of our beloved UAE, but inshallah that will be short lived.