Khaberni - Following the murder of a thirty-year-old girl in North of the capital Amman by her brother using a sharp tool, and it being revealed that the perpetrator was a drug user, journalist Ghazi Al-Mirayat, specialized in judicial affairs, called for harsher penalties for drug users in Jordan.
Al-Mirayat stated that this recent crime is not the first of its kind, pointing out other similar incidents committed by drug users, posing a danger to the lives of others. He explained that current punishments for drug use, such as monthly fines or short-term imprisonment, do not deter users and could lead to repeated offenses.
Al-Mirayat pointed out that the use of crystal meth, also known as "Shabu," sometimes leads to committing crimes without full awareness of what is happening around the person, calling on Jordanian legislators to impose a sentence of temporary labor for no less than five years on drug users, considering that this would serve as a strong deterrent and prevent future crimes.
Al-Mirayat clarified: "Emphasizing the penalty will make the user think twice before engaging in any dangerous behavior, as a person who knows that the penalty for drug use is five years of temporary labor will not commit this violation at all."
He added that the severity of the punishment should not be limited only to users, but also to those promoting drugs, due to the direct danger they pose to their own lives and the lives of those around them.
