Seven people have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of forming a cell linked to Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, reports said yesterday.
The two Emirati nationals and five foreigners, whose trial began on Monday at the state security court, include a UAE police officer accused of providing military information to Hezbollah, Al Ittihad daily reported.
The other Emirati defendant allegedly gave the Shia movement details of interior ministry officials, it said.
An Egyptian woman who worked for an oil company is accused of passing information about the sector to Hezbollah, which is classified by Gulf monarchies as a “terrorist” group.
Three Lebanese nationals and an Iraqi are also accused of being part of the cell, the paper said, adding that the court scheduled the next hearing for April 18. Foreign media are not allowed access to state security trials.
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