ABU DHABI: Seven people have gone on trial in UAE on charges of forming a cell linked to Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, reports said Tuesday.
The two Emirati nationals and five foreigners whose trial began Monday at the state security court include a UAE police officer accused of providing military information to Hezbollah, Al-Ittihad daily reported.
The other UAE defendant allegedly gave the Shiite 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 countries as a “terrorist” group.
Three Lebanese nationals and an Iraqi are also accused of being part of the cell, the paper said.
7 on trial in UAE for Hezbollah links
7 on trial in UAE for Hezbollah links
