ABU DHABI, 29th June, 2015 (WAM) -- The State Security Circuit of the Federal Supreme Court, chaired by Judge Falah Al-Hajri, today sentenced to death the defendant identified as A.B.A. in the case known in the media as "Ghost of Al Reem."The court cited the charges against her and ordered confiscation of materials seized at the scene of crime, as well as the closure of the convict's website.
While issuing the verdict, the judge said the UAE has been and continues to be home of security, peace and stability, and a role model for social cohesion and peace. Of late, he continued, certain forms of unfamiliar crimes in the UAE society have been emerging, adding that these crimes are characterised with violence and use of force, threats and spread of terror. "These crimes, whether committed by an individual or a group, have exposed public security and safety to danger. They also threaten the constitution and laws, and therefore, it is necessary to tackle such actions," he said. Justice Al Hajri noted that such acts require a special law to combat terrorism, citing the law No. / 7 / for the year 2014 regarding combating terrorism crimes. Earlier, the public prosecution charged the accused with murdering Ibolya Ryan, an American citizen, whom the defendant deliberately stabbed to death, with an intention to kill and stir up fear among those living in an apartment in one of the buildings along the Abu Dhabi Corniche. The accused tried to detonate a homemade bomb near the door of the apartment to kill all the tenants, but it did not explode. She was also accused of illegally collecting prohibited explosive materials and of having assembled these without a licence. The convict also established and managed the e-mail account with a false name to disseminate activities of the terrorist organisations. She also published information with an intent to harm the reputation and prestige of the State and its symbols. She also provided funds to a terrorist organisation with the prior knowledge that the funds would be used in committing terrorist operations. The accused committed these crimes to spread terror and with an intent to cause death and provoke terror among the people and threaten the State's security. The Federal Supreme Court also sentenced to three years imprisonment the accused identified as N.M.A. on charges of spreading rumours to create hatred, disturb public order and damage the reputation and prestige of State's institutions. He was fined AED500,000. The court also confiscated the seized electronic devices and ordered the closure of the private electronic website of the accused. In the third case, the Federal Supreme Court heard the case of a 19 year-old Emirati, identified as S.Y.M., accused of seeking to join Daesh, the terrorist organisation, with prior knowledge. The court set September 7 as the date to hear the plea of the defendant's defence lawyer. Earlier, the state security prosecutor demanded punishment to the accused under Federal Law No. 7 of 2014 on combating terrorist crimes, in keeping with their indictment.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2015.
