Jordan tightens the penalties for "terrorist cases" after the attacks in the capital Amman and Karak.
On Sunday, the Jordanian government amended the laws related to "terrorist cases" by toughening the penalties, including raising the minimum prison term, and imposing control measures on the convicted after serving their sentences, in a move that comes after two bloody attacks that the kingdom has witnessed. The amendment states, for example, that the duration of each sentence will be calculated separately "and not be satisfied with the highest sentence as it is today, for the purpose of achieving a general and specific deterrence".
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