Jordan: Former spy chief arrested

The former director of Jordanian Intelligence, General Mohammad Al-Dahabi was put into detention for 14 days at the Centre of Reform and Rehabilitation of Jweida, during a pending investigation for money laundering. Al-Dahabi was arrested on Thursday and is being investigated by Amman prosecutor, Judge Mohammed Surani. The case was filed by the "Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Combat Unit” at the Central Bank. The interrogation session lasted for two hours. He is expected to be referred to the Prosecutor of intelligence, Brigadier General Mohammad Al-Sabbagh. For two weeks, the judge heard the testimony of a number of witnesses; most of them with Iraqi nationalities, in addition to the testimony of Al-Dahabi’s office director. The  money Al-Dahabi is accused of laundering amounts to nearly 30 million dinars. The Attorney General had earlier told all the ports in the borders of the Kingdom to prevent Al-Dahabi from leaving the country, and ordered that his property be kept in custody.