Jordanian court sentences Karak attack perpetrators to death

Jordan’s State Security Court has sentenced three individuals to death on Sunday for their involvement in the terrorist attack that struck the town of Hammoud in Karak Governorate on October 23.

The court convicted the men of offences including carrying out terrorist acts resulting in death, possessing weapons and ammunition for terrorist purposes and promoting the ideology of a terrorist group, the state news agency Petra reported.

One of the perpetrators was also convicted of providing funds to finance terrorist acts under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Law and the Anti-Terrorism Law.

The judicial ruling is subject to appeal and automatic review before the Court of Cassation under the law.

The attack was carried out during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamoud, about 120 km southwest of the capital, Amman, killing nine people and wounding 40 others. The three perpetrators were arrested three days later.