Jordan.. The State Security Court orders the death penalty for the perpetrators of the “terrorist attack” in the Hamoud Church

On Sunday, the State Security Court in Jordan issued its decision to execute the three defendants who carried out the terrorist act in the church of the town of Hamoud, in Karak, on October 23, 2026, after they were charged with committing several crimes. According to Jordanian security, at least 9 people were killed and forty others were injured after gunmen opened fire on a church in the Karak Governorate in southern Jordan, in an unprecedented attack that shook the country.

In its ruling, on Sunday, the court criminalized the three defendants for the following crimes, according to a statement issued by the court, which the Jordanian army published on its website. 1- Carrying out terrorist acts that led to the death of a person by participation repeated (9 times) in contravention of the provisions of Article 7/B/1 of the Prevention of Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments and within the meaning of Articles 2 and 7/ of the same law and within the meaning of Article 76 of the Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and its amendments. 2- Carrying out terrorist acts using weapons and ammunition jointly (twice), in violation of the provisions of Article 7/B/3 of the Prevention of Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments, and in accordance with Articles 2 and 7/F of the same law and in accordance with Article 76 of the Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and its amendments. 3- Possession of weapons with the intention of using them to carry out terrorist acts in violation of the provisions of Articles 3/f and 7/c of ​​the Prevention of Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments, and within the meaning of Article 7/f of the same law and within the meaning of Article 76 of the Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and its amendments. 4- Possession of ammunition with the intention of using it to carry out terrorist acts in violation of the provisions of Articles 3/f and 7/c of ​​the Prevention of Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments, and in accordance with Article 7/f of the same law, and in accordance with Article 76 of the Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and its amendments. 5- Conspiracy with the intent to carry out terrorist acts using weapons in violation of the provisions of Articles 7/G and 7/I of the Prevention of Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments and within the meaning of Article 2 of the same law. 6- Promoting the ideas of a terrorist group in violation of the provisions of Articles 3/e and 7/c of ​​the Prevention of Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments. And a halfThe court also ruled to criminalize one of the perpetrators of the terrorist operation for the crime of providing funds with the intention of using them to finance the commission of terrorist acts, in violation of the provisions of Articles (4/A/1) and (30/A) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law No. 20 of 2021 and its amendments, and in accordance with Article (2/B) of the same law, and Article (2) of the Prevention of Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006 and its amendments.

The court ruling also included 6 years imprisonment for the fourth and fifth defendants. The session was attended by lawyer Amer Halasa, representing the families of the victims of the terrorist operation.

It should be noted that this judicial ruling issued by the State Security Court is subject to cassation and is distinct by law before the Court of Cassation.