ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates' highest court convicted an American citizen Monday on terrorism-related charges amid claims that torture was used to extract a confession. The court sentenced Naji Hamdan to 18 months in prison, but he should be freed soon because the sentence counts time served and he was detained last year. There are no appeals to verdicts by the UAE's Federal Supreme Court.
Hamdan, an American of Lebanese origin, faced three terrorism-related charges, including having ties with an al-Qaida group in Iraq. The court's chief justice, Khalifa al-Muhairi, gave no details on his decision such as whether the 43-year-old Hamdan was convicted of all three charges. Hamdan had denied the accusations.
"I'm disappointed because I was not acquitted," Hamdan told The Associated Press as he was led away by security forces after the verdict. Hamdan's lawyer, Abdul Khader al-Haithami, claims his client suffered torture and threats in detention and was ... more.
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