State security court returns case against woman who abused police

abu dhabi — The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled that a case of a 24-yearold woman, who allegedly posted an abusive video on Snapchat, did not fall within its jurisdiction.

The woman is accused of posting a video clip, in which she abused the Ajman Police. The court ordered the case be sent back to the public prosecution so the latter could refer the case to the competent court. The court also heard a number of cases that pertain to state security.

In the first case, the court charged three Arab suspects with being in the UAE after joining terror groups of Daesh, Al Nusra Front and Ahrar Al Sham in Syria. The trio has also been involved in providing the terror groups with weapons and ammunitions. They also incited UAE youths to join the groups. The court adjourned the case to October 25 based on a request by the defence lawyer so the court could listen to the pleading of the defence.

In the second case, the court listened to defence lawyer Ali Al Mannaie, who appeared for a GCC national accused of attempting to join Daesh and travelling to Thailand to communicate with undercover members of the group. He is also charged with attempting to travel to Syria via Turkey to join Daesh.

The lawyer said his client had travelled to Thailand to receive medication for a chronic disease. The court adjourned the case to October 25 to pass a verdict.

In another case, the court listened to the investigating officer in a case where a GCC citizen is accused of creating accounts on Twitter and WhatsApp to raise public opinion against the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He is also charged with posting video clips and articles to promote the ideologies of Daesh and Al Qaeda.

Defence lawyer Hamdan Al Zaoudi urged the court to adjourn the case so he could prepare his arguments. The court deferred the case to October 25.

malzarooni@khaleejtimes.com