Security court upholds life term for spy
VERDICT AGAINST ARAB DEFENDANT FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO APPEAL
The State Security Court at the Federal Supreme Court yesterday upheld the life imprisonment, to be followed by deportation, of an Arab national who was found guilty of spying for a foreign country. The court turned down the appeal filed by AMH and upheld the lower court’s ruling.
The court also rejected another appeal from another Arab accomplice in the same case and upheld a 10-year ruling against him for spying and passing classified information to intelligence agents of a foreign country.
The two defendants were fined Dh100,000 each. The verdicts issued by the Federal Supreme Court are final and are not subject to appeal.
Other convicts
The State Security Court in the Federal Supreme Court, at the end of its session, also approved verdicts issued by the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal against a group of convicts.
A citizen of a Gulf country had his 10-year prison term and Dh100,000 fine upheld.
An Arab, T.S.M., had his 10-year imprisonment and Dh150,000 fine upheld. The defendant will also be deported after serving the sentence.
The State Security Court also rejected the appeal filed by two Arabs who had their 10-year jail term, Dh100,000 to be followed by deportation upheld. They had been found guilty of spying for a foreign country. According to court records, they took advantage of their jobs, gathered information and passed it on to intelligence agents of a foreign country.
Another Arab, T.A.A.H., was cleared of all charges in the case.
The court has upheld a 15-year prison term and Dh1 million fine handed down to another man from an Arab country. The defendant will be deported after serving his sentence.
In another case, the State Security Court of the Federal Supreme Court rejected the appeal filed by an Arab, who had his 10-year imprisonment, Dh1 million fine upheld. The defendant will be deported after serving his term.
Another Arab, T. A. A, had his 10 year jail term to be followed by deportation upheld.