We, the comrades of Unit 1012: The
VFFDP, will remember the 8 year old Jordanian boy who was murdered in Sharjah,
UAE on May 20, 2016. We thank those people who supported the murdered boy and
his family members. Let us hear from the family members and the law enforcement
officials in the state.
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The child, Obaida, was reported missing 24
hours ago.
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Parents seek death penalty for son's killer
Shocked
community comes out by the hundreds to bid farewell to Obaida; mother seeks
death for son's killer; suspect, a customer of the victim's father, arrested
after boy's body found in Dubai
Published: 23:11 May 22,
2016
By Noorhan Barakat and Aghaddir Ali,
Staff Reporters
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Ebrahim Sedqi
(third from left), father of Obaida Ebrahim, during funeral prayers at Al
Sahaba Mosque in Sharj
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Sharjah, Dubai: It was a routine
Friday evening for Jordanian Ebrahim Sedqi when he shut his vehicle workshop
and went home.
His wife asked him about their
eight-year-old son. The mother thought that the boy, Obaida, was at his
father’s workshop on the ground floor of their building in Sharjah’s industrial
area.
The couple soon realised that the boy
was missing. What followed that evening and the next day was a frantic search
in the neighbourhood and desperate phone calls to friends and relatives.
On Sunday morning, Sedqi was called to
a police station in Dubai. He was shown an orange shoe and asked to verify if
it belonged to his son.
Later that evening, the police
announced that the boy was abducted and killed by a 48-year-old man identified
as the father’s acquaintance.
On Monday, hundreds of friends and
relatives gathered at Al Sahaba mosque in Sharjah for Obaida’s funeral.
“We don’t know [the
suspect]. Only three weeks earlier, he had come as a customer to my husband’s
workshop to get his car repaired. I did not feel comfortable about this man
from the beginning and when my son disappeared, I felt he was the one behind
his disappearance,”
the boy’s distraught mother told Gulf
News before the funeral.
The family on Monday sought the death
penalty for the suspect.
“We hope he gets executed,” the mother said.
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Ibrahim
Sedqi, father of Obaida Ibrahim, 8, who was found dead in Dubai.
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Forensic report
Maj Gen Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina,
Dubai Police Chief, said that the boy's body was found in Al Warqa area.
“The forensic doctor
found signs that the suspect attempted to sexually assault the boy and strangled
him. There were also marks on his body that showed that he tried to resist his
attacker,” he
said.
The police also announced the arrest
of a man suspected of committing the crime. The 48-year-old suspect identified
as Nidal Eissa Abdullah Abu Ali, also a Jordanian, who is a friend of the boy’s
father.
“A task force was
immediately formed to search for the boy after receiving the report on Sunday
8am. The boy was found shortly after under a tree in Al Warqa area near the
Academic City road, which falls under Al Rashidiya Police station
jurisdiction,”
he said.
Obaida was reported missing outside
his father’s garage in Sharjah’s Industrial area at 6pm on Friday.
Dubai Police suspected Abu Ali within
hours of finding the body, as he was the last person the boy was seen with.
The suspect had also changed his
residence since the boy’s disappearance. Following procedures, the man was
arrested, and Dubai Police found out he was involved in previous offences.
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| Obaida |
Lured by scooter
Maj Gen Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri,
Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, said
that confessed to his crime during questioning.
The man said he lured the boy at 7pm
on Friday in front of his father’s garage by promising him to buy a scooter.
He then took the boy to Al Mamzar area
in a car he borrowed from his building’s watchman, parked it and consumed
alcohol.
He then asked the boy to take off his
clothes and abused him. The boy screamed and told him he will tell his father
about him.
“He tried to keep him
quiet by strangling him with both his hand, then he used a Ghutra [part of an
Arab headdress] to strangle him until he died,” Maj Gen Al Mansouri said.
The suspect drank alcohol till 5am on
Saturday, then went home, leaving the boy dead in the backseat of the car.
Two hours later, at 7am, he took the
car to Academic City road where he dumped the body, and threw away the other
items used in his crime in different areas.
Sharjah Police had told Gulf News that the family
first searched for the boy in the area before filing a missing complaint.
He also said that the family lived in
the same building where the father runs a vehicle repair workshop in the
industrial area.
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'Monster' was
no friend of the family; Jordanian boy's mum demands death penalty for suspect
48-year-old suspect was a customer at
workshop owned by boy’s father
Published:
22:33 May 23, 2016
Aghaddir
Ali and Noorhan Barakat, Staff Reporter
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Jordanian boy Obaida Ebrahim
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Sharjah: The family of a Jordanian boy
who was found dead in Dubai after he was reported missing in Sharjah has denied
that the suspect is known to them.
The man was a customer of the boy’s
father who runs a car repair workshop and had met him only three weeks ago, the
family said on Monday.
On Sunday, Dubai Police said the
48-year-old suspect identified as Jordanian Nidal Eissa Abdullah Abu Ali was
the father’s friend.
The body of eight-year-old Obaida
Ebrahim Sedqi was found in Al Warqa area on Sunday. Dubai Police said the
suspect kidnapped the boy on Friday and took him to Al Mamzar area where he
attempted to sexually assault him.
The boy was strangled to death after
he resisted the attacker, the police said.
“We don’t know him. Only
three weeks earlier, he had come as a customer to my husband’s workshop to get
his car repaired. I did not feel comfortable about this man from the beginning
and when my son disappeared, I felt he was the one behind his disappearance,” the boy’s distraught
mother told Gulf News
on Monday.
The boy’s father, Ebrahim Sedqi, runs
a car repair workshop in Sharjah Industrial Area No. 8 from where the boy was
reported missing on Friday.
Seeking death
penalty for the suspect
The family said they do not want
“diya” or blood money. Sedqi said he will accept nothing less than capital
punishment for the murderer. “We hope he gets executed,” said the mother.
While announcing the details of the
crime late Sunday night, the police said the suspect admitted killing the boy
and confessed during interrogation that he killed the boy after attempting to
sexually assault him.
He also told the police he had been
drinking alcohol that night.
Recalling the last day with her son,
the family said Obaida left the house on Friday afternoon to join his father in
the workshop.
The family lives on the fourth floor
of the building which also houses the workshop.
When the father returned home by
9.30pm, the mother asked him about Obaida. The father said he did not know
[where their son was] and was expecting Obaida to be at home.
“I thought he must have gone home
before me,” the father said.
The family then started searching for
him by knocking at every door in the building and looked for him in the area.
The mother asked Sedqi to call the
suspect because Obaida was last seen with him when the suspect had brought his
vehicle earlier in the day to the area.
The vehicle was borrowed from the
watchman of a building in Al Rolla where the suspect lived and the suspect
invited the boy to watch a cartoon film inside the car which had an entertainment
console.
On several occasions earlier, the
suspect had told Obaida’s father that he wanted to buy a scooter for the boy.
He repeated the offer on Friday. When the father declined the offer, the
suspect told the police that he then invited the boy into his car, promising
him to buy a scooter.
Selfies
The suspect also had taken selfies
with Obaida on several occasions, the mother said.
On Friday, when the boy disappeared,
the parents tried to get in touch with the suspect but his phone was switched
off.
Later, the suspect called the father
back and denied knowledge of his son’s whereabouts. He told him he had returned
from Ajman and was home with some women.
On Saturday morning, the father went
to the suspect’s house in Al Rolla to enquire about Obaida. The suspect offered
his help to search for the missing boy.
On Sunday morning, Dubai Police called
the family and informed them that the boy’s body had been found in Al Warqa.
At around 8:30am, the father was
called to a police station where he was shown a shoe worn by the boy in order
to verify the identity of the child. Sedqi returned home but avoided breaking
the news to his wife.
“But I knew that Obaida is no longer
with us,” the mother said. “My son had been strangled and killed,” said grieving
mother, describing the suspect as a “monster”.
The boy’s body was released on Monday
afternoon and a funeral prayer was held at Al Sahaba mosque. He was buried in
Sharjah cemetery.
A student of grade 2 at Al Jeel Al
Jadeed Private School, Obaida was a smart boy, a relative said.
Eldest among three siblings — sisters
Aya, 6 and Tala, 4 — he would always give directions to taxi drivers while
returning home with his mother from mall visits, he added.
On Monday, the school posted a tribute
on its Facebook: “With hearts faithful in God’s justice
and strength. With grief and sadness, the Al Jeel Al Jadeed family offers its
condolences to our school’s loss, the student Obaida Ebrahim Sedqi.”
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Missing
Sharjah boy found dead in Dubai
Amira
Agarib /Dubai
Filed on May 23, 2016 | Last updated on May 23,
2016 at 06.57 am
He was reported missing on Saturday
after he failed to return to his home in Sharjah Industrial Area No. 8.
An eight-year old Jordanian
boy who was reported missing in Sharjah was found dead after being strangled
and dumped in Dubai, Khaleej Times has learned from reliable sources.
The child, Obaida, was
reported missing 24 hours ago. He was found dead in Rashidiya, near a football
field located near Al Mizhar and Al Warqa roundabout.
The child was allegedly killed by
his father's friend, identified as Nedelessa
(left), a 48-year-old Jordanian. He was allegedly under
the influence of alcohol and lured the child with the promise of buying
him a small scooter. After the child agreed to sit with him in his car, the
accused asked him to take off his clothes. The frightened child screamed, and
that's when the accused allegedly strangled and killed the child. The accused
has been arrested.
He was reported missing on
Saturday after he failed to return to his home in Sharjah Industrial Area No.
8. The child's father told police that the child was playing outside his home
at around 8pm. The family panicked when the boy was found to be missing and a
missing person's report was filed at Buhairah police station. The boy's
photograph was also distributed to help identify him.
The body of the boy was
founded the next day in a deserted area near the main road going towards
University City. He was found wearing his clothes and was spotted by a
passerby, who called Dubai Police. The child's body has been sent to the
General Department of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy.
Police in both Sharjah and
Dubai are currently investigating the case and searching for the culprit.
The boy's parents - who are
in a state of shock following the tragedy - would not comment on the incident.
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Family of murdered boy calls for death penalty
Amira
Agarib /Sharjah/Dubai
Filed on
May 24, 2016 | Last updated on May 24, 2016 at 06.55 am
The family of the eight-year-old boy,
Obaida, has said they will not receive condolences in the UAE or Jordan.
The parents of a Jordanian
boy who was allegedly raped and murdered are calling on the UAE to apply
capital punishment on the culprit.
The family of the
eight-year-old boy, Obaida, has said they will not receive condolences in the
UAE or Jordan.
In Jordan, over 70 members
of the child's family and tribe went to the area where the suspect is from, in
an attempt to burn his house down.
The body of Obaida was
found in Al Warqa area near Academic City road on Sunday, near a football field
located near Al Mizhar and Al Warqa roundabout. The child was allegedly killed
by his father's friend, identified as Nedelessa, a 48-year-old Jordanian. The
boy was first reported missing on Saturday after he failed to return to his
home in Sharjah Industrial Area No 8.
Hundreds of people in
Sharjah rushed to Al Sahaba Mosque and Sharjah graveyard to attend the funeral.
The father was seen very much disturbed even as crowds prayed for the child.
Several residents have taken to social media calling for the public execution
of the culprit, and for awareness campaigns in schools to teach students how to
detect threats.
"I cannot believe what
happened to my son. I feel as if it's a nightmare," the child's mother Zainab
told Khaleej Times. "I can still smell him and
look at his bed and clothing, and hear him call me 'mum' when he returns from
school. For the past three days I have been waiting for my son to come back so
I can wake him up for school. I've left him for God and hope to meet him in
paradise."
According to Zainab, the
son was usually very careful and tells her where he goes. She noted that the
culprit came to her husband's garage over a month ago and seemed to be
targeting the child, and even offered to buy clothes and a scooter for him. "The day he went missing I told my husband that I feel
that this man has taken my son, but my husband refused to believe me and asked
what he'd do with a child. But I insisted and we called him, but his phone was
switched off," she said. "An hour
later, he replied that my son wasn't with him. My brother went to his home in the
early hours and found him alone, but at that time my son was dead."
She added that all her
family and fellow tribesmen back home are gathering to take revenge on the man.
"I want them
to be patient and I want the UAE to bring justice for my son so that we can
have some calm,"
she said.
Teachers and administrators
of the child's school - Al Jeel Al Jaded in Sharjah - also conveyed their
condolences, and noted that Obaida last week attended a lecture aimed at
spreading awareness on child abuse and sexual harassment.
Sharjah school mourns Obaida, its ‘little man’
SHARJAH //
Obaida Al Aqrabawi was a smart, vibrant and active boy who took it on himself
to be a leader, his teachers say.
And like
most eight-year-old boys, he was a little mischievous but his teachers loved
him for the “little man" he was.
Obaida’s
body was found dead on Sunday morning under a tree on Academic City Road in
Dubai’s Al Warqa. He had been strangled and there were signs of sexual assault.
A Jordanian
man, 48, is in custody, where police said he had admitted to the crime.
A school
administrator said: “He was a wonderful little boy
who was a little mischievous, but used to entertain the children in class and
would give them a fun atmosphere.
“One of his close friends has been crying since Monday and says he no
longer wants to come to school because Obaida’s seat is empty.
“Obaida was a born leader. He would guard the front gates of the school
to make sure no one would leave without permission."
One of his
teachers at Jeel Al Jadeed said: “Obaida was very
well known in the school because he was very active, very smart, and very
playful.
“We were
all in a state of shock on Monday morning, and we couldn’t look at each other
without bursting into tears."
“When we
reached the school that day, the students already knew from their parents that
Obaida was gone. They figured it out from social media or their mothers."
Teachers
said that the school has been in a state of sadness since Monday, when they
said a prayer and held silence for him.
Obaida’s
mother has not stopped praying since she learnt the news of her son’s fate. She
was distraught but said she had to hold on for the sake of her husband and two
girls.
“What can I tell you? Obaida, although was a little boy, was so much
more mature," said Zaineb Al Aqrabawi.
“He acted like a man. I did not have him long enough."
Mrs Al
Aqrabawi said the death sentence was the only justice for the man found guilty
of killing her son.
Prosecutors
sharpen focus
Abu Dhabi’s attorney general has established a special section for cases related to children within the Public Prosecution’s family division.The decision by Ali Al Balushi followed the directives of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to prepare to implement the child rights law, which is also known as Wadeema’s law, as of the middle of next month. According to Wam, the state news agency, Mr Al Balushi said the operation would aim to develop procedures to maximise the protection of children from birth until the age of 18.The law was named after an eight-year-old Emirati girl who was tortured to death and whose body was found buried in the Sharjah desert in 2012.* The National staff
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Sharjah
Police pay respects to Obaida’s family
Officers visit parents of
eight-year-old boy who was strangled
Published:
16:43 May 26, 2016
Aghaddir Ali, Staff Reporter
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Sharjah Police
visits Obeida's Family.A delegation including a number of Sharjah Police
officers including Brigadier Saif Ziri Al Shamisi, Sharjah Police
commander-in-chief and Colonel Ali Saif Al Nadas , director of community police
and Lieutenant Colonel Yousif Bin Harmoul, deputy director of police stations.
Image Credit:
PHOTO COURTESY:Sharjah Police
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Sharjah: Sharjah Police on Thursday
offered condolences to the family of eight-year-old Jordanian boy Obaida
Ebrahim Sedqi Al Aqrabawi who, authorities say, was strangled by a 48-year-old
man.
Authorities contend the boy was killed
after he resisted an attempt to rape him.
A delegation comprising various
Sharjah Police officials visited the family to offer their heartfelt
condolences.
Those in the delegation included
Brigadier Saif Ziri Al Shamisi, Sharjah Police commander-in-chief, Colonel Ali
Saif Al Nadas, director of Community Police Department, and Lieutenant Colonel
Yousuf Bin Harmoul, deputy director of police stations as well as Sharjah
Police task force officials.
Dubai Police found Obaida’s body in Al
Warqa’a area on May 22, prompting an investigation which led to the arrest of
suspect Nidal Eisa Abdullah Abu Ali, a Jordanian, on Monday.
The case has been transferred to the
public prosecution.
Obaida was reported missing on May 20
from his home in Sharjah’s Industrial Area 8 where his father, Ebrahim Al
Aqrabawi, runs a car repair workshop on the ground floor of the building where
the family lives.
The suspect, who had been a customer
at the workshop, was a frequent visitor for three weeks before the abduction
and had befriended Obaida, the boy’s mother told Gulf News.
Abu Ali apparently confessed to the
police that on Friday he had visited the workshop and invited Obaida to watch a
cartoon in his borrowed vehicle and, subsequently, abducted him and attempted
to molest the boy.
When Obaida resisted his advances and
threatened to tell his father, Abu Ali strangled the boy.
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SOURCE: http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/family-disowns-obaida-s-killer-2016-05-31-1.631674
Family disowns Obaida’s killer
Man
has criminal record in his home country
Published
The Jordanian national accused of
killing 9-year-old Sharjah boy Obaida has a criminal record in his home
country, reported Emarat Al Youm newspaper.
Identified as N. Issa, the accused
lured the child – also a Jordanian – two weeks ago from his father's garage in
the industrial area of Sharjah, strangled him to death after failing to molest
him.
Quoting its sources in the Jordanian
capital of Amman, the newspaper reported that the defendant has a criminal
record and committed crimes such as indecent assaults and threats to harm
others.
The defendant was reportedly confined
to his house and was kept under security surveillance due to the criminal
record. He was instructed to report to a nearby police station on a daily basis
to inform officials about his activities.
The accused was sentenced in one case
and was charged in another lawsuit.
Moreover, the information revealed
that a circular was also issued in Jordan to bring the accused to his homeland
to face the charges.
The murder of 9-year-old Obaida
sparked angry reactions in the UAE and Jordan.
The accused’s father, identified as
Issa Abdullah, urged authorities to expedite the process and award death
penalty to his son.
Family of the accused issued a
statement, condemning and disowning him and also asking for his death penalty.
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Death
sentence for 8-year-old's killer if found guilty
Amira
Agarib /Dubai
Filed on June 2, 2016 | Last
updated on June 2, 2016 at 06.14 am
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Obaida's father, Ibrahim Al Aqrabawi, kisses
his little boy's photograph at the mourning tent in Sharjah's industrial area.
(Photo courtesy: Emarat Al Youm) |
Suspect will go on trial within a week, says lawyer
The
Sharjah Consultative Council has assigned a lawyer to represent the family of
an 8-year-old Jordanian boy, who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered
by a compatriot.
Obaida
Ibrahim Al Aqrabawi, a Grade 2 student, was abducted from outside his family
home in Sharjah's industrial area on May 20. His body was found under a tree on
Academic City Road in Al Warqaa, Dubai. He had been strangled and there were
signs of sexual assault. The police arrested a 48-year-old Jordanian male
suspect for the crime.
Suspect was not my friend, says Obaida's father
Obaida's
father, Ibrahim Al Aqrabawi, has strongly refuted rumours doing the rounds on
social media that the man arrested for the murder was his friend.
"My
relationship with the murderer was just 45 days old. He came to my garage
located under our house in Sharjah's industrial area to get his car repaired.
I met him just three times," he said.
He
said he saw the man talking to his son, but did not worry as he thought it
was just a casual talk.
He
requested residents to stop spreading rumours such as these.
amira@khaleejtimes.com
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Major
Shahin Al Mazmi, Director of Women and Child Protection Section of the Dubai
Police's Human Rights Department, said the consultative council has assigned
advocate Obaid Al Mazmi to fight the case.
Major
Al Mazmi said the new child protection law will come into effect from June 15.
According to the law, criminals such as the one in this case will be sentenced
to death if found guilty.
Major
Al Mazmi was speaking at a Press conference held at the condolence tent in
Sharjah.
A
number of residents, including children carrying photographs of the murdered
boy, visited the tent to show their solidarity with the family. Some of them
delivered moving speeches at the tent, while others conveyed their condolences
to the family.
The
boy's father, Ibrahim Al Aqrabawi, praised His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin
Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and the
Sharjah Consultative Council for their support.
Suspect
is an illegal
According
to the police, the suspect had been living in the UAE illegally. He has been in
the country for the past six years. He has a criminal record, said Major Al
Mazmi.
Advocate
Al Mazmi said he expected the public prosecution to complete the investigation
within a week. He said the trial will last for three to four months. The UAE's
judiciary, he added, will give justice to the victim's family.
According
to the lawyer, if found guilty of murder, the suspect will be sentenced to life
imprisonment. If, however, he is found guilty of kidnap, rape and murder, he
will be sentenced to death.
The
suspect, a 48-year-old Jordanian, reportedly lured the boy into riding with
him, saying he would buy a scooter for him. He then took the boy to Al Mamzar
area in a car he borrowed from his building watchman. He parked the car and
started drinking alcohol. He asked the boy to undress, but the boy resisted and
told the man he would tell his father.
The
suspect then strangled the boy to death and continued consuming alcohol till
5am the next day. He then drove to Academic City and dumped the body.
amira@khaleejtimes.com
Amira Agarib
Murdered Sharjah boy’s lawyer: “I will demand a death penalty”
Nawal Al Ramahi | June 2, 2016
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| The Sharjah Consultative Council appointed Obaid Al Mazmi to represent Obaida’s family |
A lawyer representing the family of
Obaida Al Aqrabawi, the seven-year-old boy who was abducted near his home,
strangled and later found dead in Dubai, believes the man suspected of
murdering will get the death sentence if convicted.
Late on Tuesday night, the Sharjah
Consultative Council appointed Obaid Al Mazmi to represent Obaida’s family.
He made his comments at an
emotionally-charged press conference in a mourning tent near the family home in
Industrial Area 8, Sharjah, at which Obaida’s sisters and cousins carried
banners demanding justice for their brother.
Al Mazmi said: “I will push for a
civil case and demand the death penalty. The suspect (Nedal Issa Abdullah) is
facing charges of premeditated murder and kidnapping.
“The Criminal Laboratory
will determine whether the boy was sexually assaulted. If proved, the defendant
will also be charged with sexual assault.”
He added: “The
case will be referred from public prosecution to the courts next week. The
court will not take long to issue a verdict. I expect that trial procedures
will not take more than four months.”
Meanwhile, the police and the Federal
National Council (FNC) have reiterated their full support and solidarity for
the Al Aqrabawi family. A number of FNC members were present.
Abdullah, 48, was arrested by Dubai
Police on suspicion of murder. It is claimed he tried to rape the Jordanian boy
before killing him and dumping the body in the Dubai suburb of Al Warqa.
Ibrahim Al Aqrabawi, the father of the
boy, denied reports the suspect was his friend and said he fully trusted in the
UAE judicial system.
“We are awaiting the court ruling,” he
said.
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