Three 'potential' terror suspects sent to counselling centre

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Three potential terror suspects sent to counselling centre

Abu Dhabi - The court also ordered that the three accused be placed under surveillance to identify any change in their behaviours, thoughts and ideologies.

By Mustafa Al Zarooni

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Published: Tue 23 Aug 2016, 6:57 AM

Last updated: Tue 23 Aug 2016, 12:24 PM

The State Security Court on Monday ordered three suspects of potential terrorist risk to be remanded in a counselling centre of the Ministry of Interior and banned them from travelling outside the country for a period of six months.
The suspects are identified as Taha Saeed Abdullah Al Mashjari, an Emirati; and Ibrahim Murad Nawab Al Balooshi and Khalifa Mohamad Abdullah Al Balooshi, both holding the Comoros Islands nationality.
The court, presided over by judge Shehab Al Hamadi also ordered that the three accused be placed under surveillance to identify any change in their behaviours, thoughts and ideologies.
Earlier, the State Security Prosecution apprehended the three suspects and accused them of having potential terrorist risk.
The prosecution presented evidence that the suspects had acted in a way that implied that they bore terrorist ideologies linked to Al Qaeda and Daesh outfits and other radicals.
In its indictment sheet, the prosecution said that the suspects had travelled to some countries with the intention of meeting with people, who are wanted by the security authorities in their home countries as they were said to have connections with terrorist outfits.
The prosecutor also charged the trio with having attempted to communicate with members of terrorist groups operating from Iraq and Syria.
The suspects, the prosecution said, had opened the websites of these groups and downloaded songs and video clips about the operations these groups are carrying out.
They also downloaded the slogans and emblems, which glorify these groups that call for perpetration of terrorist acts.
According to the arraignment sheet, the prosecution believed that the trio might be of terrorist risk to the society since they hold thoughts and ideologies that justify terrorism and violence. "By following these ideologies, there is a possibility that the suspects might join these terrorist outfits in the future," the prosecution told the court.
During investigation, the suspects had confessed to contacting members of some terror groups such as Al Qaeda and Daesh.
They admitted that they had entered the websites of these groups and downloaded extremist songs as well as mottoes that instigate violence and fighting in Iraq and Syria.
malzarooni@khaleejtimes.com


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