Jordan bans coverage of alleged plot involving Prince Hamzah

Information clampdown to keep investigation into king's half-brother secret', says prosecutor general

The prosecutor general in Jordan's capital Amman has banned the publication of any information about an alleged plot said to involve the king's half-brother, Prince Hamzah, state television said.

In order to keep the security services' investigation into Prince Hamzah and the others secret, [it is decided] to ban the publication of anything related to this inquiry at this stage," the prosecutor Hassan al-Abdallat said.