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May 28, 2010 Special Dispatch No. 5050

Sheikh Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi Declares Hunger Strike in Jordanian Prison

May 28, 2010
Special Dispatch No. 5050

On June 1, 2007, Islamist websites reported that Sheikh Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi declared an indefinite hunger strike five days ago, to protest against his "illegal arrest" in July 2005 by the Jordanian authorities, and his detainment since then without an indictment. Al-Maqdisi demanded to be brought before a National Security court....

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