Jordan’s MB Warns Against Curbing Freedoms, Pressures on Islamists

Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Shura Council demanded, in its third ordinary round, allowing public freedoms, and repealing laws that restrict freedoms, topped by the laws of public gatherings, preaching and jurisprudence; it called also for developing the election law in order to expand the popular participation, specially on the level of parties and mainstream political, social and national powers.
 
The council demanded, in statement issued on Sunday, a copy of which was obtained by Ikhwanweb, a commitment to holding the parliamentary elections on time, because this is a national and constitutional right, and necessary for the full national progress and reform; it called for improving the living conditions of citizens and curbing corruption and price hikes.
 
Regarding the government’s recent targeting of the Engineers Syndicate fund, the MB Shura council demanded the government to keep away from syndicates affairs and funds and not to curb powers of their public institutions in elections and oversight, acts which, the council sees, are another form of targeting national successful institutions that are a role model that prove the Jordanians’ ability to attain progress and development if appropriate atmospheres of freedoms are afforded.
 
The council demanded also the regime to keep away from voluntary actions, specially the society of the Islamic center, which, it sees, is still used as a pressure card to politically target and besiege the effective popular powers, topped by the Islamic movement, and the successful voluntary social work that provides great services to the society.
It called on all official and popular sides to fight all operations of economic, cultural and social normalization with the Zionist entity in state and society institutions, specially in school text books, and media that spread vice and immorality among both sexes. It calls on all citizens, whatever their attitudes and affiliations, to resist such serious phenomena and projects.
 
Concerning the Palestinian cause, the council warned of the imminent dangers against the Noble Al Aqsa Mosque, due to the Zionist official and popular conspiracies, confirming that there are continuous and actual dangers targeting it and it demanded the government to take more serious and effective measures, the least of which may be severing the political relations with this enemy; it also demanded the Islamic and Arab governments to reconsider the path of settlements and agreements with this usurping entity, and severe all relation with it to defend the Nation’s holy places and dignity.
 
The council tackled also the fierce attack launched by the Egyptian authorities against members and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood group in Egypt, demanding the Egyptian government to immediately release political detainees, specially those affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood, and to stop launching crackdowns against the group, which- it said- has been sacrificing itself for Egypt and its dignity, and has been defending the causes of the Nation, topped by Palestine; it adds that Egypt can’t assume its role of leading the Nation towards liberation, prosperity and unity while it is launching such an oppressive attack against the Muslim Brotherhood.
 
The MB Shura Council condemned the US- Ethiopian intervention in Somalia, confirming that the Somalis have the right to resist this invasion, and called on all factions to close ranks on the bases of liberation, improvement and Islamic Arab identity.
 
“While condemning all forms of violence that target innocent civilians, and disintegrate the society, the council calls on Islamic and Arab governments to quickly conciliate with their peoples, and give them their rights to participate in the public life, power and to carry out their duties of protecting the nation’s dignity, independence and interests” said the MB Shura Council, adding that the government”s real legitimacy stems from carrying out these duties and abiding by these principles, not through forming alliances with the enemies of the nation against reputed fellow patriots.
 
On the international level, the council condemned the US-led coalition’s aggression in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia and everywhere, confirming that it is fully supporting peoples’ right in resistance, and calling for forming an international coalition that consists of the rejectionist countries which are negatively affected by the US one-sided hegemony over the world; the council promises that there is a near ray of hope at the end of the tunnel for the Arab and Islamic Nation”.