Thirty people stand accused of organising Muslim Brotherhood

Thirty people stand accused of organising and running a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UAE, state news agency WAM reported.

Advocate General Rashid Ahmad Al Dhanhani explained that the thirty men, hailing from both the UAE and Egypt, face charges of trying to recruit new members to the UAE branch of the Brotherhood and maintaining loyalty of the current members.

Prosecutors say the group, which is seeking to obtain power in the UAE, collected donations without permits and obtained financial support from the main organisation.

Certain members of the accused group have previously been arrested and are already facing trial for being part of a secret organisation.

The report also explained how the accused had obtained documents, images and maps that belonged to an unknown government department.

The trial has been referred to the Federal Supreme Court, the Advocate General of the UAE State Security was quoted assaying.