Iranian denies charges in ‘generator case’

ABU DHABI — The lawyers of S.M.A.M., an Iranian accused of purchasing a generator to be used in nuclear reactors and exporting it to Iran, claimed that the prosecution failed to present evidence against their client.

He is accused of purchasing the power generator from another country and trying to export it via a port in the UAE, breaching the international sanctions, which had been in place against Iran.

Attorneys Ali Al Manaie and Zayed Al Shamsi challenged the forgery charges against the defendant, claiming that the public prosecution had failed to produce any evidence to prove that their client had forged any formal document. “He neither broke nor infringed the country’s laws on importation and exportation,” the lawyers said.

“The prosecution did not summit any evidence that may indicate that the power generator is used in nuclear reactors,” the lawyers told the court. They, however, demanded the formation of a panel of experts and technicians to give their views on the usage of the power generator in question. They also demanded the acquittal of their client.

The court, subsequently, adjourned the case to December 12. The court also heard defence arguments for H.Sh., who is accused of joining Daesh in Syria. Lawyer Hamdan Al Zaioudi told the court that there is no evidence to prove that his client had travelled to Syria or joined Daesh. “My client had travelled with his friends to Turkey for treatment,” the lawyer told the court. Al Zaioudi added that medical reports confirmed the fact that his client suffers from serious visual impairment.

The court reserved the case to November 14.