The Curious Case of Rula Amin in Jordan: Undermining the Rule of Law?
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On Monday 16 March 2015, Jordanian police arrested Rula Amin, a veteran international journalist, in Amman, Jordan. Rula had refused to give up physical custody of her five-year-old daughter, Dina, to her ex-husband. However, the exact legal pretext for Rula’s arrest is still unclear.
The origins of the situation lay in a visitation agreement established between Rula and her ex-husband while meeting in Ramallah. The latter broke that agreement a little over a year ago when he effectively kidnapped Dina, their then-four-year-old daughter, by taking her to Amman after their meeting in Ramallah and preventing Rula from seeing or speaking to her daughter.
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This past Sunday, Rula was informed that she had seven days to surrender custody of her daughter to her ex-husband. However, on Monday (the following day), Jordanian authorities arrested Rula and are currently detaining her in a women’s prison. As of writing, no specific charges have been publicized, nor have the authorities provided any basis for their detention of Rula. Some Jordanian websites are however publishing unconfirmed reports that she was arrested on the charge of contempt of court.
À l’instant: Freed! But for how long? Arrested fighting for her daughter: the story of Rula Amin - Martin Jay
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Reports from Amman at 6.0pm Beirut time are that Rula Amin has been temporarily reunited with her daughter after being allowed out from jail.
But the custody battle for her daughter might be long and bitter.
