[00:59.68]A Jordanian court has charged the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada with two terrorism related offenses following his deportation from Britain.
[01:07.70]Yolande Knell is in Amman.
[01:09.42]Soon after he arrived back in the Jordanian capital, Abu Qatada was escorted to the State Security Court by an armed police convoy.
[01:17.69]Legal proceedings lasted for several hours as he was questioned and formally charged with terrorist offenses, they related two cases dating back to 1998 and 1999.
[01:29.45]A lawyer for the cleric said he pleaded his innocence. However, the court ordered his detention for at least 15 days for further interrogation.
[01:37.38]Brazil has requested a clarification from the US government by a report that the American intelligence agencies monitor millions of emails and phone calls from Brazilian citizens and companies.
[01:47.28]The allegations were published on Saturday by a Brazilian newspaper.
[01:51.17]Leonardo Rocha reports.
[01:52.80]President Dilma Rousseff acted swiftly following the publication of the allegations.
[01:58.00]She called several cabinet ministers to a meeting on Sunday morning reportedly angry at allegations that American agencies were spying on Brazilians inside Brazil.
[02:08.81]The accusations are based on documents disclosed by the fugitive American intelligence analyst Edward Snowden.