Case involving 41 terror suspects deferred till October 26

A case involving 41 terror suspects has been deferred by the UAE’s Federal Supreme Court until October 26. According to national news agency WAM, officials say it’s to allow them to complete all legal procedures as UAE laws grant them the right to access their lawyers in order to ensure a fair and open trial. The public prosecution has also been asked to take necessary measures, such as providing healthcare to suspects who claim to be ill, while ensuring they are held in preventive detention. The group – known as the Al Manara terrorist group – was arrested last month and is accused of embracing an extremist ideology, with the intention of carrying out terrorist acts in the country. It had allegedly planned to damage public and private property in order to seize authority in the country with the aim of creating a Caliphate state.