Jordan’s Prince Hamzah relinquishes title a 12 months after plot

The half-brother of Jordan’s king relinquished his princely title on Sunday, a 12 months after a uncommon palace feud noticed him positioned beneath home arrest.

Prince Hamzah posted the letter on his official Twitter account, saying he gave up his title as a result of his values “are not in line with the approaches, trends and modern methods of our institutions.” King Abdullah II and Hamzah are each sons of King Hussein, who dominated Jordan for practically a half-century earlier than his dying in 1999. Abdullah had appointed Hamzah as crown prince upon his succession however stripped him of the title in 2004.

The prince apologized final month for his position within the alleged plot, the Royal Palace mentioned. He was accused final 12 months of involvement in a plot to destabilize the Western-allied kingdom and was positioned beneath home arrest final April. In a video assertion on the time he denied the allegations, saying he was being punished for talking out towards official corruption.

The Royal Court had no instant remark.