On the day of the executions, Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said the government would amend the law to apply the death penalty more broadly to major drug traffickers and smugglers working with foreign criminal networks. He said the file would go to the Senate and the House of Representatives. No bill had been adopted by 28 October 2026.[1][2]
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References
- Middle East Online — Jordan sends tough security message with first executions since 201722 June 2026; government preparing amendments to extend capital punishment to major drug traffickers and smugglers working with foreign criminal organisations.
- Jordan News — Government: More Than 100 Convicts on Death Row in Jordanian Prisons, Sentences to Be Executed Successively21 June 2026; Prime Minister's statement that the government will amend the law and follow the file with the Senate and House.archived
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