Al-Jazeera journalist detained in Amman over custody dispute

posted on: Mar 17, 2015

BEIRUT: A veteran Al-Jazeera correspondent has been arrested in Amman, Jordan, for refusing to give up custody of her 5-year-old daughter.

Eight hours ago, Rula Amin, posted the news of her arrest with the following tweet: “#rula amin being arrested by police in amman demanding I give up my 5 year old daughter.” There has been no further correspondence from Amin.

Speaking to The Daily Star, a colleague and close friend of Amin, Mysa Khalaf, said Amin was being held in a woman’s detention center in Amman but had not yet been charged.

According to Khalaf, Amin was informed Sunday that Jordan’s Shariah Court had overturned an earlier ruling placing her daughter in her custody.

“She was notified yesterday that she had seven days to give her [the daughter] back to the father, today she was arrested. So the seven days haven’t even gone by,” Khalaf said.

Source: www.dailystar.com.lb