Jordan's parliamentarians wants resignation of central bank governor

Some 70 Jordanian parliamentarians have called for the resignation of the Jordanian Central Bank governor Umaya Touqan because of the decision taken by the bank to freeze dealings with six leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement and five Palestinian charity societies.

In a memorandum they submitted to the Jordanian government published yesterday by the Jordanian dailies, the parliamentarians stressed resignation of Touqan from his post over his carelessness in taking decisions and defaming the reputation of the homeland, criticizing the decision taken by the governor of the Central Bank to freeze these assets "which provide aid to the Palestinians in challenge of the fierce Zionist onslaught."

The memorandum described the decision of the central bank as individual and hasty taken behind the back of the Jordanian government, considering that this decision raised great regret in the homeland and at the level of Arab and Muslim states.