First self-immolation emerges in Jordan http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173705.html

Mohammed Abdul Karim was in critical condition with third-degree burns to his face and much of his body, medical sources said on Thursday. The incident was the first act of self-immolation in Jordan after similar acts have occurred in several Arab countries to protest government policies. Police said the 45-year-old wanted to draw police sympathy to revoke his criminal record, which included theft and illegally trafficking drugs and light weaponry, the Associated Press reported. Jordanians have been holding protests since January, demanding political reforms, including a constitutional monarchy. Protesters want King Abdullah II to relinquish some of his powers, including the right to appoint prime ministers. In March, two people were killed and over 150 others wounded after government loyalists attacked a pro-reform camp near the Interior Ministry's building.