Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced two people to life imprisonment for spying for a neighbouring country, on Wednesday.
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ANA, a Gulf national, and MMF, an Iranian woman, were both jailed. The first defendant was also fined Dh750,000.
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The court also ordered that the second convict be deported from the country after serving her term.
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All communications and photography equipment, mobile phones and computers used in the execution of the crime were confiscated.
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The pair were also obliged to bear all judicial expenses.
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State Security Prosecution charged the two defendants with carrying out espionage activities and transmitting information about sensitive places and areas in the country to agents of intelligence agencies working for a foreign country.
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The prosecution charged them with various articles in the Federal Penal Code and the Anti-Terrorism Law and accordingly demanded the imposition of the most severe penalties against them.
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The convicts have the right to appeal the verdict before the State Security Court within 30 days from the date of issuance of the verdict.
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