Jordan court rejects defence bid to have Prince Hamza testify -lawyer

FILE PHOTO: Jordan's former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein attends official celebrations of the 10th anniversary of King Abdullah's accession to the throne, in Amman June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Majed Jaber/File Photo

AMMAN (Reuters) -A Jordanian military court on Thursday rejected a defence request to have the kingdom's Prince Hamza and others testify as witnesses in a case against a former royal confidant accused of destabilising the monarchy, a defence lawyer said.

Prince Hamza, the estranged former heir to the throne at the centre of the case, was accused of liaising with disgruntled