Monzer Assef Cleared of Fireworks Case
The South Amman Magistrate's Court issued a ruling absolving former Director General of Customs, retired Major General Monzer Asaf, of responsibility in the fireworks case that occurred in 2015. The case dates back to a fire at Amman Customs, which resulted in the deaths of 8 people when a container of fireworks, en route for re-export after an attempt to smuggle them into the kingdom, caught fire. The court confirms that Asaf bears no responsibility for the charges against him, while the government had imposed a ban on importing fireworks since 2009, then temporarily allowed their import under certain conditions in 2013, before the authorities finally reinstated a complete ban on their importation.
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