Jordan’s courts issue 24 convictions in money laundering cases over last 17 months

Over the past years, the Kingdom's judiciary followed up on money laundering crimes to fight this phenomenon, which leaves serious effects on the state's economy and the society's development. Competent court judges applied the Jordanian Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Law of 2021 ("AML/CFT Law") and issued convictions in 24 money laundering cases during the last 17 months, in which a suspect in a single incident was handed a prison sentence of 26 years in prison. During the trial proceedings, "Petra" followed up on the course of this crime in Jordan's regular courts from last March 2023 until the end of July 2024, which showed Jordan Judicial Council's procedures ended with issuing 24 convictions and confiscating sums of money amounting to JD2.167. 110 million during the year 2024. The competent courts also issued verdicts on 16 money laundering cases and issued rulings to convict and imprison the persons involved in this crime for up to 5 years, and confiscated the amounts resulting from this crime. In one case, a Jordanian court decided to confiscate JD1. 666. 112 and sentenced the suspect with 24-year temporary hard labor and payment of a fine amounting to JD21, 370. Source: Jordan News Agency