(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Chanting anti-government slogans, hundreds of Jordanians took to the streets in Amman after the Friday Prayers, calling for the government to speed up the reform process and fight corruption.
"Our demands for reform are ongoing, because we haven't yet achieved the level of reform we're after. We want real constitutional amendments, so that the people become the source of power," said Jamil Abu Baker, spokesman for the powerful Muslim Brotherhood.
"Saving Jordan from corruption is a national duty," read a banner carried by the protesters.
Demonstrators also expressed their anger over a recent parliamentary vote of confidence for the government of Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh, stressing that confidence must be granted by the people.
The demonstration was organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, Jordan's main opposition party. Similar anti-government rallies were also held in the southern cities of Karak, Tafileh and Maan.
Jordanians have been holding street protests demanding political reforms, including the election of the prime minister by popular vote, and an end to corruption since January. There have been no calls for the king to be removed.
Since the beginning of protest rallies, Jordanian ruler, King Abdullah II, has sacked two prime ministers in a bid to avoid more protests. Awn al-Khasawneh, a judge at International Court of Justice, is Jordan's third premier this year.
The king has also amended 42 articles in the 60-year-old constitution, giving parliament a stronger role in decision-making.
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