The court, presided over by Chief Justice Falah Al Hajiri, passed
sentences of up to four years on the defendants. Officials said the men
were arrested in Khor Fakkan in October 2008.
The defendants were identified as Rashid Daoud and Abdullah Hassan, both
sentenced to three years. The others were Rashid Suleiman Al Naqbi, Bader Al
Mansouri, Marwan Al Naqbi, all UAE nationals. The Afghan was identified as
Abdul Gulam.
The court acquitted two other defendants, Saleh Al Naqbi and Yaacoub Al
Mansouri. All of the defendants said they had been pressured into signing
confessions.
Prosecutors said Daoud, sentenced to four years, sought to enforce
Salafist doctrine in the UAE. In one case, Daoud assaulted a foreign laborer
for telephoning a woman.
Another two defendants were said to have prepared military training of
Salafist operatives in the UAE. The defendants were said to have downloaded
military training videos and screened them to other members of the alleged
network.
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