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The guide general of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood has called on King Abdullah II to intervene to stop measures aimed at "legalizing" the Islamist movement.
"I appeal to his Majesty to intervene to stop this issue…," Hammam Saaed told Al-Yarmouk TV channel on Tuesday.
He said that the Brotherhood group has been registered since 1953.
"The Brotherhood has been a partner to the government," Saeed said.
"We are upset that the government has received a request for registering the movement and we hope that it will reject this request," he added.
On Sunday, former Brotherhood guide general Abdel-Maguid Zunaibat said that the Jordanian government has agreed to legalize the Islamist movement.
The following day, a group of about 160 expelled Brotherhood members – led by Zunaibat – unveiled plans for what he described as a "transitional leadership" for the group.
But the Brotherhood leadership denounced the move, saying that the group has been registered since 1953.
Rifts have emerged within Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood since 2014, when a number of senior group members joined an initiative with other Jordanian political forces without the permission of the Brotherhood leadership.
Dubbed "Zamzam," the ostensible aim of the initiative had been to reach consensus on a "national strategy" for political and social development based on a "moderate" interpretation of Islam.
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