The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal held a session to consider Case No. 87 of 2023 State Security Penalty, in which a number of people and entities are accused, and which relates to committing crimes of establishing and managing a terrorist organization and laundering money proceeds from felonies of creating and establishing a secret terrorist organization.
During the session, which extended for more than five hours, the court heard the Public Prosecution’s plea, in the presence of the defendants, where the prosecution representative presented evidence of proof and conviction against the defendants in the case, which included technical reports, audio and video materials, and written documents, proving the defendants’ involvement in the crimes of establishing and managing an organization. Terrorist, which are the crimes charged in the case.
The prosecution confirmed, in its pleading, that this case is completely different from Case No. 79 of 2012 State Security Penalty, and is not a retrial of the accused, according to the evidence it presented in the public session, and included confessions and statements by the accused that were consistent with the investigations of the State Security Apparatus and the testimonies and reports of the media experts who were assigned. By monitoring and analyzing the media and electronic activity of the accused and the content of the tweets and blogs they published within the framework of the organization’s work plan.
The prosecution indicated that the defendants were involved in establishing and managing a terrorist organization under the name “Organization of the Justice and Dignity Committee” with the aim of inciting the street and shedding blood by organizing protests and demonstrations against the state and creating clashes and violence with the security services.
The court session witnessed the presence of the defense attorneys for the defendants in the case, a number of their families, and representatives of various media outlets.
The court is scheduled to continue hearing the Public Prosecution’s arguments in the February 15 session.
The State Attorney General, Counselor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, had referred 84 defendants, most of whom were members of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization, to the State Security Court to be tried for the crime of establishing another secret organization for the purpose of committing acts of violence and terrorism on state territory.
• The defendants were involved in establishing and managing a terrorist organization with the aim of inciting the street and shedding blood by organizing protests against the state.
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