The decision was taken on Tuesday to adjourn the hearing till November 19 so the accused would have a chance to hear the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses.

Brotherhood group trial adjourned

Staff Reporter / 12 November 2013

 
The trial of a group of 30 suspects charged with having links to the Muslim Brotherhood has been adjourned by the State Security Circuit of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi on a request from the defence lawyer.
The decision was taken on Tuesday to adjourn the hearing till November 19 so the accused would have a chance to hear the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses.
The State Security Circuit, presided by Judge Mohammed Al Jarrah Al Tunaiji, took the decision during the second sitting of the trial of the group. The court decided to include the medical panel’s reports to the case.
Twenty-four suspects appeared in court on Tuesday in the presence of representatives of the media, civil society organisations and suspects’ relatives. Six are being tried in absentia. Moreover, representatives of the embassies of Egypt and the USA have also turned up at Tuesday’s sitting.
Six prosecution witnesses — five from the investigation team and a policeman — presented their evidence to the court during the trial.
Meanwhile, the defence lawyers tried to raise doubts about the competence of the policemen, but the judge ordered them to better focus on the statements given by the prosecution witnesses rather than them in person.