A self-proclaimed sorcerer has stirred significant debate among Jordanians after posting videos and photos of people who requested his magical services on his Facebook page. The page, named "Sheikh Who Brings Lovers and Binds Husbands," claims to fulfill people's needs through magic and sorcery. Many social media users have pointed out that the page's owner is a victim of sorcery himself.

Several women interacted with this individual through the page, sending him videos and voice recordings as he requested. He also asked them to write the name of the person they wanted to cast a spell on a piece of paper and take a selfie with it.

The situation escalated when the page owner decided to publish the received videos and photos, causing a widespread outcry. He even resorted to blackmail, demanding money to delete the posts.

A source close to the investigation told Roya that the Cybercrime Unit of the Public Security Directorate shut down the page before the owner could reclaim it via Facebook. The page was completely removed from Instagram. It was confirmed that the page was operated from Libya, not Jordan.

Legal action was taken after numerous complaints were received from affected individuals.

Cybercrime legal expert, attorney Adil Saqf Al-Hait, explained the penalties the page owner could face under Jordanian law for the crimes committed against the victims. He noted that the actions taken constituted multiple offenses, such as character assassination (Article 15 of the Cybercrime Law), incitement to hatred (Article 17), and electronic blackmail (Article 18), which is considered the closest description of the crime.

Saqf Al-Hait indicated that the offender could face a prison sentence of one to three years and a fine of up to 6,000 dinars.

The perpetrator lured victims by claiming to perform magic, using deceitful tactics to solve their problems, and subsequently blackmailed them.

Saqf Al-Hait emphasized that since the account owner is outside Jordan, in an Arab country, Jordan can request technical and legal cooperation through the Arab Convention on Combating Information Technology Offenses.

Requests can be made to provide Jordan with any digital information stored on servers outside the kingdom. Under the Riyadh Convention, any sentence of a year or more allows for extradition requests. If the individual is in a foreign country, this process involves Interpol.

He noted that merely blocking or closing the page is insufficient, as the owner could create a new domain or share the images and videos on other social media platforms. Therefore, it is crucial to apprehend the suspect.

Saqf Al-Hait clarified that if this act constitutes a crime in Jordan, it likely also constitutes a crime in the Arab country where the individual resides. Communications between Jordan and the host country can enable Jordan to initiate public prosecution in that country, which would then pursue the individual based on evidence and additional digital information gathered by Jordanian authorities.

Any Jordanian citizen harmed by the individual's actions can travel to the host country, hire a lawyer, and seek justice under the host country's legal system.