“The report put the direct responsibility on (police) field commanders and some policemen,” Saket told reporters during a visit to the headquarters of the Jordan Press Association (JPA).

He was accompanied by the Public Security Directorate (PSD) chief Gen. Hussein Majali and Minister of State for Media Affairs Abdullah Abu Romman.

They discussed the report with the JPA President Tareq Momani and the syndicate’s council.

Momani said Saket and Majali had “apologised” for the incident which drew wide denunciation throughout the country.

At least 10 journalists were hurt when policemen used force on Friday to disperse hundreds of pro-reform protesters, calling themselves the July 15 rally.

However, Saket indicated that the security authorities would not accept open-ended rallies and the chanting of slogans that “target the leadership and the state’s symbol or undermine the real meaning of reform.”

The attacks on media personnel was condemned by the country’s opposition parties and rights groups, including the state-run National Center for Human Rights (NCHR).

“The PSD accepted the responsibility of correcting what happened toward the restoration of the cordial and positive relationship with the Jordanian press,” Momani said in a statement after the meeting.

The probe committee said in its report that the behavior of some policemen was conducted in an “individual manner which does not represent the civilization message of the PSD personnel.”

Momani said that his syndicate would follow up the judicial proceedings to be adopted by the PDS against those involved in the attacks on media men.