US embassy cable - 03AMMAN8171

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RAED HIJAZI DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION UPHELD

Identifier: 03AMMAN8171
Wikileaks: View 03AMMAN8171 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2003-12-15 10:44:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: CASC PREL PTER CJAN JO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS AMMAN 008171 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR CA/OCS/ACS/NESA, NEA/ARN AND NEA/PA 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: CASC, PREL, PTER, CJAN, JO (HIJAZI RAED) 
SUBJECT:  RAED HIJAZI DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION UPHELD 
 
REF:  A) AMMAN 4467, B) AMMAN 1405, C) AMMAN 122, D) 
AMMAN 77 AND PREVIOUS 
 
1.  JORDAN TIMES EDITION OF DECEMBER 9, 2003 AND JORDAN 
TELEVISION REPORTED ON DECEMBER 8, 2003, THAT THE STATE 
SECURITY COURT SENTENCED JORDANIAN-AMERICAN RAED HIJAZI 
TO DEATH FOR THE THIRD TIME ON CHARGES OF PLOTTING 
SUBVERSIVE ACTS IN JORDAN AND MANUFACUTRING EXPLOSIVES 
AND FOR THE POSSESSION OF UNLICESNED AUTOMATIC WEAPON AND 
EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WITH ILLICIT INTENT. 
 
2.  IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH ACS FSN ON DECEMBER 
10, 2003, HIJAZI'S LAWYER CONFIRMED THE ABOVE AND SAID 
THAT HIJAZI IS GOING TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO THE COURT 
OF CASSATION AGAIN.  GNEHM 

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