It's translated via google so bare the grammar mistakes of the translator.
Were the major crimes court charged with the murder of a Jordanian was killed due to the minor daughter of his brother, "the defense of honor" after knowing that she had been raped a year ago and gave birth to illegitimate child, according to judicial sources, on Wednesday 12-8-2009.
The source said that "the accused (41 years) was arrested after firing eight bullets at his brother's daughter (16 years) in various parts of the body led to her death in victory (east of Amman)."
" According to the source, the offender who was still carrying a pistol, the moment of his arrest, claiming he pleaded guilty to the commission to "cleanse the family honor"
He pointed out that "the defendant had confessed to his crime immediately, claiming that he committed his family to clean up the privilege of knowing that his daughter was raped last year and gave birth to a child two months ago and kept by her family."
The punishment for murder in Jordan to death by hanging, however, that the Court impose a lesser sentence in the case of the so-called "honor crimes," especially if they have waived their right of personal victim.
Jordan has an annual 15 to 20 murders are classified as "crimes of honor."
It is noteworthy that the Jordanian House of Representatives rejected the amendment to article 340 of the Penal Code which imposes a lesser sentence on the perpetrators of honor crimes, despite pressure from human rights organizations to tighten.