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| UAE jails 30 over 'Muslim Brotherhood ties' | UAE jails 30 over 'Muslim Brotherhood ties' |
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| A court in the UAE has sentenced 20 Egyptians and 10 Emiratis to up to five years in prison after finding them guilty of national security charges. | A court in the UAE has sentenced 20 Egyptians and 10 Emiratis to up to five years in prison after finding them guilty of national security charges. |
| The Islamists were accused of setting up an "international" branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and stealing secret information from the security services. | |
| They will have no right to appeal. | They will have no right to appeal. |
| Amnesty International has said the case was "littered with irregularities", and many of the defendants told the court they had been tortured or ill-treated. | Amnesty International has said the case was "littered with irregularities", and many of the defendants told the court they had been tortured or ill-treated. |
| All 10 of the Emiratis were among 69 Islamists who in July were found guilty in a separate trial of attempting to overthrow the country's political system and sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years. |