After tearing down his door, forces from the Jordanian intelligence services raided Yousef Abu Anwar Sharby's home - his wife rushed to the bedroom to put on her clothes but intelligence agents quickly stormed through the door and prevented her from getting dressed. They then ruthlessly beat her husband and forced the mother and children to watch. His wife is currently in a very fragile state after experiencing such a psychologically disturbing event - as highly devout woman, she was severely shocked not only by the beating of her husband but also by the fact that the masked agents accosted her in her bedtime clothing.

As for Jamal al-Sarawi, the intelligence services broke down his front door while he was sleeping and entered his home without even giving his wife time to get dressed. They then severely beat him in front of his wife and children - his wife is currently in hospital, suffering from psychological trauma and is unable to speak.

At the same time as the attack on his home, Jamal Sarawi's elderly father's apartment (located in the same building) was also raided while he and his wife were sleeping - intelligence services ripped down their door.

Both Abdelkader Emad Al Tahawi and Emad Abidat were arbitrarily detained without legal documentation. Both are from Irbid Governorate and were arrested on charges of belonging "to the Salafist Jihad" - against the backdrop of a wedding video tape aired by Al-Arabiya several months ago.

Alkarama has demanded that the Jordanian authorities immediately release the abovementioned prisoners and assume full responsibility for these arbitrary arrests and any ill-treatment to which they might have been exposed. These acts are in violation of article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which has been ratified by the Kingdom of Jordan. It is interesting to note that Jordan, despite ratifying the ICCPR in 1975, has not included the principles of the Covenant in its domestic law.