Iranian convicted in UAE for supporting his country’s nuclear programme

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Federal Appeal Court has sentenced an Iranian businessman to 10 years in prison following his conviction in attempting to re-export an electric generator to Iran to assist in the country's nuclear programme. The UAE authorities have confiscated a generator and seized other devices related to the case. The man was found guilty of violating international ban on nuclear weapons and will be deported after serving his sentence.  In another case, the court issued a three-year prison sentence to two GCC nationals after they were found guilty of publishing information and spreading ideas online with the intent to incite sedition, hatred and sectarian racism. The court also fined AED 500,000 and asked them to delete the posts from social media and pay court expenses. They will be deported after serving their sentences.