UAE Supreme Court to issue verdict in appeal case of terrorist group on March 4
The Supreme Federal Court will on March 4 pronounce the verdict in the appeal to the 'Justice and Dignity' case.
On July 10 last year, the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals State Security Division convicted 53 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood organisation, as well as six companies in the Justice and Dignity Organisation' case.
The court had sentenced them to penalties ranging from life imprisonment to fines of up to Dh20 million.
Forty-three of the defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment for establishing, founding, and managing the Justice and Dignity Organisation for the purpose of committing terrorist acts within the state. Five defendants received 15-year prison sentences for collaborating with the illegal Reform Call Organization by publishing anti-state articles and tweets on social media.
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