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UAE Toughens Anti-Terrorism Laws

UAE Toughens Anti-Terrorism Laws
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The United Arab Emirates has toughened anti-terrorism laws, local media reported on Thursday, as concerns mount worldwide about increasing violence being committed by extremist groups.

UAE Toughens Anti-Terrorism Laws
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al-Nahayan "enacted federal law number seven of 2014 on terrorist crimes," the official WAM news agency said, without providing further details.

"The law stipulates that those found guilty of attacking or threatening the President, the Vice-President or any of the Rulers of the Emirates and their family members, and those conspiring against the state and government will face capital punishment," the Khaleej Times daily reported.

Furthermore, newspapers reported that the law allows for the death sentence, life imprisonment, and fines up to 100 million dirhams [$27 million] for those found guilty of terror-related crimes.

Individuals "involved in carrying out, planning or assisting to carry out terrorist activities in the country or planning such activities outside but planned here will face these penalties," the Khaleej Times daily added.

Moreover, the updated counter-terrorism law, amending a 2004 law, also includes terror financing, holding hostages, human trafficking, and money laundering.

UAE's tougher penalties come amid regional and international fears about the rise of the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" [ISIL] militants, who have seized territories in Syria and Iraq.

The UAE is following the lead of neighboring and regional Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia announced in February jail terms of up to 20 years for belonging to "terrorist groups" and fighting abroad. It also laid out tough sanctions for anyone backing such organizations.
Saudi Arabia has also published a list of organizations that include al-Qaeda-linked "jihadist" groups fighting in Syria as well as other movements.

In June, a UAE top court jailed six Arabs for seven years after convicting them of forming an al-Qaeda terror cell and raising funds for the so-called "al-Nusra Front," the "jihadist" network's affiliate in Syria.


Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

 

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