DUBAI, Dec. 18 -- The state security court at the federal supreme court of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday adjourned the trial of the Egyptian-Emirati branch of the Muslim Brotherhood to January 21, 2014, when it is expected to announce a verdict, Dubai daily Gulf news reported.
The 30 defendants are on charges of having established a secret branch of the Muslim Brotherhood party and picturing security institutions in the Gulf state. The verdict will not be subject to appeal.
The federal supreme court in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, scheduled the start of the trial of 10 Emirati nationals and 20 Egyptian expats who are accused of being members of the Muslim Brotherhood organization originally on Nov. 5, 2013, but the case was also adjourned then.
Six defendants will be tried in absentia as their whereabouts remain unknown.
In July, the UAE convicted 65 defendants to sentences up to 15 years, accusing them of having organized a plot to overthrow the government through collaboration with the then Muslim Brotherhood- led administration in Egypt which was toppled by the Egyptian military on July 3.
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