قانون نقابة المعلمين «باطل».. ضربة قضائية جديدة لـ«إخوان الأردن»

In a new blow, the Constitutional Court in Jordan ruled the Teachers' Syndicate Law unconstitutional, which has long been dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood.

According to the Jordan News Agency (Petra), the Constitutional Court issued a ruling today (Thursday) declaring the Teachers' Syndicate Law and its amendments entirely unconstitutional, considering it null and void from the date of this ruling.

It is worth mentioning that the Jordanian Teachers' Syndicate, affiliated with the dissolved Muslim Brotherhood by a previous court ruling, faced allegations related to corruption, as well as incitement to violence through social media.

In July 2020, it was decided to form a temporary committee affiliated with the Ministry of Education to manage the syndicate's affairs.

The Jordanian authorities earlier this month approved legal measures against associations and companies considered financial fronts for the Brotherhood.

These measures came two months after the Jordanian Ministry of Interior's decision to ban all activities of the dissolved Brotherhood and classify it as an illegal association.

The Jordanian authorities continue to pursue the assets of the banned group, including bank accounts, funds, and properties, to take legal action regarding them.

Investigations conducted by the relevant authorities revealed the existence of illegal financial activities in which the banned Brotherhood was involved over the past years, both domestically and internationally, with an increased pace in the last eight years.

The investigations showed that the banned group relied on various sources to finance this network, primarily through fundraising in ways that violate the law via unlicensed associations and activities, direct and indirect investments within and outside Jordan, in addition to the monthly subscriptions paid by members inside and outside the country.

According to the confiscated materials and information reviewed by Petra, the group, which was ordered dissolved by a court ruling in 2020, managed to raise tens of millions of dinars through various means, part of which was invested in purchasing apartments abroad, while another portion was used for illegal purposes, and funds and assets were registered in the names of individuals linked to the group, either through direct ownership or through shares in companies.

Investigations estimated that the total amount raised in recent years exceeds 30 million dinars (42 million and 313 thousand and 650 dollars), part of which was transferred to Arab, regional, and foreign countries, while another part was used to support political campaigns within Jordan in 2024 and to finance activities and cells affiliated with the group that were referred to the judiciary.