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Trial verdict for 94 Emiratis - GN Midday Tuesday July 2, 2013
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Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Trial verdict for 94 Emiratis. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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Good day, welcome to a special Gulf News update for Tuesday, July the 2nd.
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The UAE State Security Court, hearing the case of 94 Emiratis charged with plotting
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to overthrow the government, has sentenced the key accused to 10 years in jail.
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Eight of those tried in absentia have been sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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Twenty-six of the accused have been acquitted.
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The court handed out the verdicts in four groups.
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The first group was declared not guilty, the second received 15 years, the third group
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was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment while the fourth received between 3 and 7 years
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in jail.
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All the female accused were acquitted.
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Of the 81 male defendants, 10 were tried in absentia.
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The accused also included 13 female suspects.
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The court presided by Judge Falah al-Hajri based its decision on Articles 155, 160, 169,
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170, 171, 180, 182 of the Penal Code, among other clauses.
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During the hearings, the public prosecution had called on the court to apply the maximum
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sentence of 15 years against accused belonging to the now disbanded Al-Islah Society, believed
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to be affiliated with the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood group.
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Lawyers for the accused had no comments for the media soon after the verdict was handed
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down.
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Since March, the State Security Court has been hearing both sides of the trial from
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prosecutors and the defense team who have been involved in the trial.
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The prosecution had argued that one of the main goals of the organization was to infiltrate
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the country's educational and social institutions.
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On the eve of the verdict, Dr. Hadi Fidahiri, Minister of Justice, told Gulf News that the
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UAE's justice system ensures that defendants are guaranteed fair trial without any interference
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by other authorities, respect of their human rights and the right to be presumed innocent
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until proved guilty.
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Finally, the weather in today's high across the UAE will be 48 degrees Celsius, dropping
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to 28 at night.
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That's all for now.
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Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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