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Police in the United Arab Emirates made an
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SOURCE: http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/terrorists-in-uae-to-be-penalised-with-death-penalty-or-life-imprisonment-1.1356367
Terrorists in UAE to be 'penalised
with death penalty or life imprisonment'
UAE
Government fast-tracks tough measures against those found to be involved in
terror acts
Published:
22:00 July 6, 2014
By Samir
Salama, Associate Editor
Abu
Dhabi: The UAE Government has fast-tracked legislation including tough measures
against those found to be involved in terror acts, financing terror or
campaigning for terrorist groups.
Under
the draft law offenders will face the death sentence, life imprisonment or
fines of up to Dh100 million.
The
Federal National Council is due to be called from its almost four-month summer
break to attend a special session later this month to review the draft law,
which establishes “terrorist” capital offences, which result in the death of a
victim, including attacks on a head of state or his family or a representative
or officer of a state; coerced recruitment of people into a “terrorist”
organisation; hijacking; hostage-taking; infringement on diplomatic or consular
premises in committing a “terrorist” act; use of nuclear, chemical or
biological weapons and assaults on security forces.
Under
the 70-article bill being discussed by the legislative and legal affairs
committee of the House, convicted terrorists will face the death penalty, life
imprisonment and fines of up to Dh100 million.
The
draft law will also authorise the Cabinet to establish lists of designated
terrorist organisations and persons.
The
Cabinet will also establish counselling centres where terrorists will receive
intensive religious and welfare counselling in jail in a programme targeted
against future threats posed by those holding extremist views, according to the
draft law, a copy of which has been obtained by Gulf News.
Sources
said the UAE, a signatory to 13 international treaties on terrorism, is revising
its counter-terrorism law, issued in 2004, to better combat evolving threats.
In
late April the FNC passed a draft law to fight money laundering and terrorist
financing.
The
bill strengthens the integrity of the country’s financial strengths in line
with the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the
Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation — the FATF Recommendations, according
to members of the House.
Under
the legislation on combating terrorism offences, a criminal case involving
terrorist suspects, shall neither expire nor the court ruling imposed be
dropped by prescription.
“Setting up, running or leading a terrorist organisation will be
penalised with the death penalty or life imprisonment and the court shall order
the organisation to be disbanded and its offices closed,” the draft law states.
The
same punishment will be handed down to people convicted of using or damaging a
nuclear, chemical or biological facility with “terrorist” intent.
Every
legal person whose representatives, managers or agents commit or contribute in
the commission of any of the terrorist offences, provided in this draft law,
will receive a fine ranging between Dh1 million and Dh100 million.
The
pre-charge detention period issued by the public prosecutor will be extended to
six months, which could be further extended by a court.
It
has been suggested that a committee called “The National Committee for
Combatting Terrorism” be established, a decision regarding this will be made by
the Cabinet.
The
draft law also suggests that offenders who take the initiative to pass on what
they know to the judicial or administrative authorities be pardoned if their
information leads to the crime being uncovered or the arrest of one of the
remaining offenders.
UAE anti-terror law a right move
New bill further strengthens current legislative
measures in a number of areas that are already in place
Published: 20:00 July 7, 2014
By Gulf News
Recent
events in the region and around the world have shown us that no country is
immune to the threat posed by terrorists who are determined to wreak havoc and
spread fear in the name of some misguided religious and political philosophy.
It is time all countries come together to fight it and the UAE is doing its bit
to crackdown on this dangerous threat.
These
external forces are failing to understand the respectful and tolerant nature of
the UAE. Their thinking is being twisted by radicals or blinded by hate, shaped
by distorted ideologies or purposely misled by leaders who twist religious
beliefs with ignorance and fear-mongering. And the UAE can have no truck with
such forces.
In
the past year, the UAE has faced three separate cases where external forces
tried to plot trouble internally. Above all, though, the safety and security of
all who live and work in the UAE is paramount — there can be no let-up in the
battle against militants or terrorists who would seek to destabilise the
country. The Government is to be commended for fast-tracking legislation with
tough anti-terror measures to target those who would act in or support or
finance acts of terror.
Under
the draft law, those who willingly participate in terrorist acts or cells,
finance or provide succour to those who would commit terrorist acts, or support
terrorism in all its ugly guises, face death penalty, life imprisonment and
stiff punitive fines.
This
new bill strengthens current legislation in a number of areas that are already
in place. For example, laws against money laundering by those who seek to
finance their nefarious acts have already been put in place and this bill
further strengthens those provisions.
This
welcome bill also strengthens penalties against those who would pass on
information to others about the UAE, its judiciary and its administration,
making them subject to the bill’s stiff provisions.
Make
no mistake: There can be no quarters given to those who would scheme, plot,
finance or act in any way to harm the safety and security of all.
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SOURCE: http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/uae-steps-up-fight-against-terror-with-tough-law-1.1362838
UAE steps up fight
against terror with tough law
FNC
passes draft that includes death penalty, life terms and heavy fines for
convicts
Published:
18:00 July 22, 2014
Abu
Dhabi: A new draft law to combat terrorism is one step closer to reality after
it was approved by members of the Federal National Council on Monday.
The
law will usher in new security measures to counter a sweeping range of crimes
deemed as acts of terror. The government fast-tracked the draft law which
establishes “terrorist” capital offences which result in the death of a victim
including attacks on a head of state or his family or a representative or
officer of a state; coerced recruitment of individuals into a “terrorist”
organisation; hijacking; hostage-taking; infringement of diplomatic or consular
premises in committing a “terrorist” act; use of nuclear, chemical or
biological weapons and assaulting security forces.
Convicted
terrorists will face capital punishment, life imprisonment and fines of up to
Dh100 million, according to a new legislation.
The
draft law defines a terrorist offence as “any action or inaction made crime by
this law and every action or inaction made crime by any other law if they are
carried out for a terrorist cause”.
A
terrorist intent is established by a direct or indirect terrorist result or
when an offender knows that the action or inaction leads, in its nature or
context, to terrorist results. Terrorist results include inciting fear among a
group of people, killing them, or causing them serious physical injury, or
inflicting substantial damage to property or the environment, or disrupting
security of the international community, or opposing the country, or
influencing the public authorities of the country or another country or
international organisation while discharging its duties, or receiving a
privilege from the country or another country or an international organisation,
according to the draft law.
The
UAE is a signatory to 13 international treaties on terrorism.
Ali
Jasem, a veteran member of the House from Umm Al Quwain, said that a
terrorism-related case shall neither expire nor the sentence imposed be dropped
by prescription.
The
draft law would also authorise the Cabinet to set up lists of designated
terrorist organisations and persons.
The
Cabinet would also establish counselling centres where convicted terrorists
will receive intensive religious and welfare counselling in jails in a
programme targeted against future threats posed by those holding extremist
views, according to the draft law, a copy of which was obtained by Gulf News.
Every
legal person whose representatives, managers or agents commit or contribute to
the commission of any of the terrorist offences provided in the draft law,
would receive a fine ranging between Dh1 million and Dh100 million.
A
committee to be named The National Committee for Combating Terrorism is
suggested to be established, and a decision towards its establishment would be
made by the Cabinet.
The
draft law states that an attempt on the life of the president of the state, the
vice-president, members of the Supreme Council, crown princes, deputy rulers or
members of their families will be punishable with the death sentence.
Life
or provisional imprisonment will be imposed on those convicted of committing an
attempt on the life of persons covered by international protection.
The
penalty for compelling the president of the State, the vice-president, the
prime minister, a minister, speaker and members of the FNC to take or refrain
from an action will be life imprisonment.
Taking
or refraining from carrying out an action that threatens the security of the
country, its integrity or sovereignty will be a crime punishable by the death
penalty or life imprisonment. The same penalty will be imposed on those
convicted of committing or refraining from taking any such action with the
intent to overthrow the government, suspend any article of the constitution,
stop any public institution from discharging its responsibilities or harm
national unity or social peace.
For
equal criminal acts, offenders with terrorist intent will receive a much
greater penalty than those without.
A
person need only threaten, incite or plan any terrorist act to be prosecuted as
a terrorist and punished with the same penalty for perpetrators of these acts,
states the bill, fast-tracked by the government.
Signing
up to a terrorist organisation will be punished with the death penalty, while
an attempt to join any such organisation will cost the offender a life
imprisonment, states the draft law.
Capital
punishment or life imprisonment is the penalty for a person who commissions or
runs a training centre for terrorist operations.
“Whoever seeks or communicates with a foreign state, terrorist
organisation or with anyone who works for their interests, to commit any
terrorist act, shall be punished with imprisonment for life while the death penalty
will be imposed if the terrorist act has been carried out,” the bill suggests.
The
bill makes it a crime punishable with up to 10 years’ jail for any person who
does not provide authorities with information relating to any terrorist
activity.
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SOURCE: http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/uae-anti-terror-law-is-toughest-in-40-years-1.1374314
UAE anti-terror law is
'toughest in 40 years'
Convicted
terrorists will face capital punishment, life imprisonment and fines of up to
Dh100 million, according to a new legislation
Published:
12:50 August 20, 2014
Dubai:
A new law to combat terrorism was endorsed by President His Highness Shaikh
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday.
The
law will usher in new security measures to counter a sweeping range of crimes
deemed acts of terror at a time when international efforts are being mustered
to fight the global menace.
The
government fast-tracked the law which establishes “terrorist” capital offences
which result in the death of a victim, including attacks on a head of state or
his family or a representative or officer of a state; coerced recruitment of
individuals into a “terrorist” organisation; hijacking; hostage-taking;
infringement of diplomatic or consular premises in committing a “terrorist”
act; use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and assaulting security
forces.
Important move forward
The
law is an important move forward to ensure the stability of the country, Dr
Theodore Karasik, Director of Research and Consultancy at the Institute for
Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA) in Dubai, told Gulf News
yesterday.
“Any individual who is deemed to be against the UAE and its
accomplishments will be punished by the full extent of the law,” Dr Karasik added.
Dr
Karasik said the law is also important because there is a growing movement
towards international cooperation to deal with the threat of terrorism,
especially with groups such as Isil (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), Al
Qaida and the Brotherhood.
Convicted
terrorists will face capital punishment, life imprisonment and fines of up to
Dh100 million, according to the new legislation.
The
law defines a terrorist offence as “any action or
inaction made a crime by this law and every action or inaction made a crime by
any other law if they are carried out for a terrorist cause”.
A
terrorist intent is established by a direct or indirect terrorist result or
when an offender knows that the action or inaction leads, in its nature or
context, to terrorist results.
Terrorist
results include inciting fear among a group of people, killing them, or causing
them serious physical injury, or inflicting substantial damage to property or
the environment, or disrupting security of the international community, or
opposing the country, or influencing the public authorities of the country or
another country or international organisation while discharging its duties, or
receiving a privilege from the country or another country or an international
organisation, according to the draft law.
Counselling centres
Dr
Abdul Khaleq Abdullah, a leading Emirati political analyst, called the law “the
toughest ever issued by the UAE in more than 40 years” and said as terrorism
can never be closer to the country and the region, the move sent a message to
parties, whether inside or outside the country, that the UAE is off limits for
terrorists. The UAE is a signatory to 13 international treaties on terrorism.
Ali
Jasem, a veteran member of the House from Umm Al Quwain, said that the law
authorises the Cabinet to set up lists of designated terrorist organisations
and persons.
The
Cabinet will also establish counselling centres where convicted terrorists will
receive intensive religious and welfare counselling in jails in a programme
targeted against future threats posed by those holding extremist views,
according to the law, a copy of which was obtained by Gulf News.
Panel to combat terrorism
Every
legal person whose representatives, managers or agents commit or contribute to
the commission of any of the terrorist offences provided in the draft law,
would receive a fine ranging from Dh1 million to Dh100 million.
A
committee to be named The National Committee for Combating Terrorism will be
established, and a decision towards its establishment will be made by the
Cabinet.
“Whoever seeks or communicates with a foreign state, terrorist
organisation or with anyone who works for their interests, to commit any
terrorist act, shall be punished with imprisonment for life while the death
penalty will be imposed if the terrorist act has been carried out,” the bill says.
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