Asharq Al-Awsat
A Jordanian Royal Decree has been issued on Sunday accepting the resignation of Justice Minister Bassam Talhouni and Interior Minister Ibrahim Mubaideen from their positions as of 28, February 2021.
Another Royal Decree was issued, approving the assigning of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration Tawfiq Kreishan to administer the Ministry of Interior, and Minister of State for Legal Affairs Ahmad Ziadat to administer the Ministry of Justice, as of 28, February 2021.
This came following reports by Jordanian media stating that Prime Minister Bishr Al-Khasawneh asked the two ministers to resign for violating defense orders to combat Covid-19 and attending a dinner in a restaurant, exceeding the allowed number at the table.
The Jordanian Ministers for Interior and Justice resigned yesterday after they were found violating anti-coronavirus  measures.
File photo of now ex-Minister of Justice Bassam Talhouni.
Both Interior Minister Samir Mobeideen and Justice Minister  were found at a public banquet violating the social distancing as well as maximum permissible capacity guidelines which their ministries are expected to enforce.  Current capacity is limited to 20 people.  This comes days after the imposition of new restrictions on Jordanians, including stay-at-home orders, a military-enforced curfew and a 100  (~US$140) fine on those not wearing face masks.

Their resignations was accepted by Prime Minister  and, in one of two Royal Decrees, King Abdullah II.  According to multiple reports, the second decree ratified Deputy Prime Minister for Local Administration  to run the Ministry of the Interior and State Minister for Legal Affairs  to run the Ministry of Justice.

A recent surge in new infections by  of the coronavirus have led to at least 4627 deaths and over 300 thousand cases in the nation of ten million, Reuters reporterd.  Officials attribute it to Jordanians not obeying the restrictions, and have arrested dozens for breaching stay-at-home orders; hundreds of businesses have also been closed, Reuters further added in the report.