Jordanian Prince Hamza bin Hussein says he will remain defiant of the Jordanian army and continue to communicate with the outside world after being placed under house arrest. The half-brother of Jordan’s King Adbullah was placed under house arrest last week as the military claimed he was plotting to destabilise the country’s regime. King Abdullah and Prince Hamzah have long had a strained relationship, with Abdullah removing Hamzah as heir to the throne in two thousand and four in order to consolidate his own power.