JORDAN: Islamists lead a mass march through the streets of the Jordanian capital under the banner of "Friday of Pride" to protest corruption and demand faster reform in the country
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JORDAN: Islamists lead a mass march through the streets of the Jordanian capital under the banner of "Friday of Pride" to protest corruption and demand faster reform in the country
- Title: JORDAN: Islamists lead a mass march through the streets of the Jordanian capital under the banner of "Friday of Pride" to protest corruption and demand faster reform in the country
- Date: 24th March 2012
- Summary: AMMAN, JORDAN (MARCH 23, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING SECURITY FORCES WALKING IN FRONT OF PROTESTERS MORE OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING / CHANTING BANNER CARRIED BY PROTESTERS WITH WRITING IN ARABIC, READING: "FRIDAY OF DIGNITY" VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SENIOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER, SALEM FALAHAT, SAYING: "Today talk is only about municipal and parliamentary elections and about election laws, as if nothing is happening -- as if there is no corruption and as though the country is not economically, socially and morally ruined." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING BEHIND VAN
- Embargoed: 8th April 2012 13:00
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- Location: Jordan, Jordan
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- Country: Jordan
- Topics: Politics
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- Story Text: Islamists led a crowd of nearly 1000 activists through the streets of the Jordanian capital, Amman, following prayers on Friday (March 23), protesting against corruption and demanding for reform.
The protest through central parts of the capital was organized by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Demonstrators were accompanied by a police cordon as they marched from the King Hussein Mosque after prayers through downtown.
Activists accused authorities of ignoring public demands for reform and fighting corruption.
"Today talk is only about municipal and parliamentary elections and about election laws, as if nothing is happening -- as if there is no corruption and as though the country is not economically, socially and morally ruined," said Salem Falahat, a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Jordan's government recently came under fire for what the opposition saw as a deliberate attempt to impede investigation into a number of high profile corruption cases that involve ministers and influential businessmen.
Aid-dependent Jordan is struggling with its worst economic downturn in decades.
Activists said the sale of state assets to foreign investors over the past decade has enriched the country's business and political elite but has done little to help the poor. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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