(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The State Security Division of the Federal Supreme Court will deliver its verdict in the case of an Emirati defendant - who is charged with being part of a secret organisation that is banned by the UAE - on February 9.
The said organisation was disbanded by virtue of a recent ruling issued by the State Security Criminal Court.
The Public Prosecution urged the court presided by Falah Shaya Al Hajri to award the maximum punishment to the defendant identified as M.A.A.
The defendant is accused of being part of the organisation despite being aware of its purposes.
According to the charge sheet, he was tasked with the membership of the organisation's charity work committee at its Dubai office, revise reports of the projects of the committee and channel the funds among the members of the organisation. He was also in charge of collecting donations and charities to support the businesses of the organisation, according to the charge sheet.
M.A.A.'s lawyer Jassim Abdullah Al Naqabi claimed in court that his client "extended a helping hand to needy Muslims to alleviate their sufferings".
Al Naqabi also claimed that the investigations conducted in the case were "insufficient". He said the equipment owned by his client did not contain any accounts of the charity work related to the Muslims Brotherhood organisation.
The lawyer talked about the disbanded organisation, which, he said, was earlier recognised and licensed by the government.
He said his client was "known as a good citizen" and was tasked with collecting charity and donations to help the needy.
Dismissing the charge that the organisation aimed to topple the government in the UAE, he said the objectives of the organisation were to help the needy.
Meanwhile, the Federal Supreme Court, at the request of defence lawyers, will convene on January 26 to announce the defence witnesses in the case of Emirati defendant A.R.A., who is accused of communicating with a foreign state and providing it with information about his workplace that could have damaged the national interests of the UAE. The two defendants appeared in court along with some of their family members, representatives of media organisations and members of the UAE's civil society organisations.
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