UAE, the making of a Police State
"Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Interior, could twist and stop implementing court orders. He has been proved to be the most cruel person the emirates have ever seen. But everything is NOT ending here. The unexecuted final order of the court of records of this state is a proof of evidence that the UAE is led by truly unjust rulers. This will go to prove that what they preach towards protection of Human Rights and what they do have no comparison"
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (1918 – 02 Nov, 2004)
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan was a wise leader who was profoundly loved by his people. He ruled Abu Dhabi since 1966 and was the founding leader of the United Arab Emirates, after seven Arab territories gained independence from Britain in 1971. Sheikh Zayed was regarded as a man of great vision, grew up to guide his nation into the oil age. Sheikh Zayed promoted the growth and development of the country from sleepy backwardness, and transformed it into a modern economic powerhouse.
During the last leg of his life, a span of 12 years he had been ailing and had a kidney transplant in 2000. Due to a long struggle to a recovery, Zayed was ineffective in the Emirates'day-to-day decision making for over a decade. The open-door policy adopted by Sheikh Zayed between the ruler and the ruled had gone to oblivion. Zayed died at the age of 86. He was survived by his wife Fatima, his 21 sons and about 14 daughters.
The present UAE is led by two chief sheikhs from the regional regime of Abu Dhabi, who is first in importance the hereditary emir and president of the country, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, born in 1948, succeeded his father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on 03 November 2004. The other is his younger brother General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, born in 1961, is the next in line to become President of the United Arab Emirates after Sheikh Khalifa. Sheikh Mohammed became Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in November 2004 and since then he became the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. In January 2005 he was appointed Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Later he was promoted to the rank of General.
There are quite a few Zayed's siblings who actively supports the above two principal sheikhs are Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs; another brother, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, is the UAE's national security advisor and director of state security while Sheikh Saif bin Zayed al Nahyan, a half-brother, is deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interiors.
General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the UAE’s Minister of Interior since October 2004. He was the Deputy Director of the Capital Police in 1994–1995 before becoming the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Police on October 23, 1995. Sheikh Saif was blamed for the vast majority of human rights violations committed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Prior to his ministerial appointment he has occupied several leadership positions in Abu Dhabi Emirate. It's probably the reason Sheikh Saif's instinctive criminal behavior, that is chiefly satisfied by the UAE tyrants. He is the full brother of Sheikh Issa, who poured lighter fluid over a man's genitals, which he then sets alight, the man who ran over him with a Mercedes SUV etc (View Video) explicitly illustrated through the sociopathic mentality of some of these royal families who get off on torturing 'slaves' and other unfortunates.
On December 25, 1997 He became the Under Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, retaining this post until his appointment as Minister of Interior. On December 30, 2004 he was promoted by the authoritarian regime of Abu Dhabi to the rank of Lieutenant General in accordance with a Decree No. 84 of 2004.
One of his achievements was, despite being considered his deplorable human rights records and policies, in the realms of police and security includes the “Iris scan” project, which has succeeded in preventing thousands of expelled innocent Lebanese and Palestinians mostly the Shi’ite Muslims from returning to the UAE since the project was implemented nation-wide by the Emirates Identity Authority.
According to a human rights NGO's report of last year, many thousands of Arab expatriates were 'ethnically cleansed' in a sudden deportation on baseless accusations that they were funding the ruling Hamas movement. An inhuman, illegal, uncivilized action from an Arab country against other Arab citizens.
Pro-democratic movements have been strongly going on in countries like Saudi-Araia, Bahrain etc. Hosni Mubarak and the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi have already has paid for their inhuman ruling. Nevertheless, the UAE regime has strong preference for the status quo and its fear of greater Arab freedoms. They are stubborn, with iron muscles to contain any pro-democratic movements in the UAE. This is established by the UAE’s participation in the Saudi-led crackdown in Bahrain.
Organized activities to bring a democratic reform in the UAE were attempted but were resisted by the UAE with all force. Ahmed Mansoor. A Dubai-based telecommunications engineer, who co-founded an online forum was the first man to be arrested for the pro-democracy movement. The charge against them was that they insulted the UAE officials and indulged in anti-national activities. After their arrest, they were sent to jail, tried and finally punished.
By being the Minister of Interior and deputy chairman of the Emirates Identity Authority, Sheikh Saif is accountable for such pattern of gross human rights violations, the rights of immigrants, openly violating every rights of their citizens and for the creation of blackholes - the so called detention centers of pro democracy activists - making this country nothing more than a strict private police state.
Dr Nasser bin Ghaith
The 42-year-old Emirati, a decorated former air force pilot who holds degrees in law and international trade, comes from a prominent Dubai family with a long history of serving its rulers. He’s lectured at one of the country’s showcase institutions, the Abu Dhabi branch of Paris’ Sorbonne university, and worked as a legal adviser for the Emirates’ armed forces.
bin Ghaith had often criticized the Gulf’s ruling sheikhs for failing to have the country’s legal codes keep pace with the staggering economic development of the past decade. He also questioned the cash-for-stability remedies by Gulf rulers to blunt Arab Spring-inspired demands.
On April 17, bin Gaith’s regular column ran in an Abu Dhabi financial paper, Roayam Iqtisadiyya. Students at the Sorbonne were in class, waiting for bin Gaith to give one of the last classes before exams. He never showed up. A day earlier, state security agents lured him from his Dubai villa to Abu Dhabi, the capital, and arrested him on the spot.
bin Gaith wrote in a blog post on April 11 — less than a week before his arrest: 'They have announced "benefits and handouts" assuming their citizens are not like other Arabs or other human beings, who see freedom as a need no less significant than other physical needs. So they use the carrot, offering abundance. But this only delays change and reform, which will still come sooner or later.... No amount of security -- or rather intimidation by security forces -- or wealth, handouts, or foreign support is capable of ensuring the stability of an unjust ruler'.
Dr Christopher Davidson
Dr Christopher Davidson, an expert on the politics of the UAE, wrote in his recent article in the Foreign Policy Magazine, "Over the last few years, the UAE has become increasingly oppressive". The recent crackdowns show how bad it really is. “The fact that a man of his stature and connections is a political prisoner proves that money can’t always buy silence,” said Christopher Davidson, a lecturer at Britain’s Durham University and an author of two books on the UAE.
Having sent troops to participate in the Saudi-led crackdown in Bahrain and having supported Egypt's Hosni Mubarak until his final days in office, the UAE regime has already signaled its strong preference for the status quo and its fear of greater Arab freedoms. Following the UAE's role in Bahrain, questions should have already been asked by those world-leading institutions -- many of which are based in democratic states -- that cooperate closely with the current regime, in return for generous wealth transfers and other benefits. Perhaps now their question mark will be a bit bigger. The UAE's rulers draw massive legitimacy from these external links, both in the international community and in the region.
Leading institutions such as New York University and even the Sorbonne -- with which bin Ghaith is affiliated -- deal directly with the ruling elite and are establishing substantial campuses in Abu Dhabi. The Louvre, the Guggenheim, and other major museums and galleries committed to democratic principles and human rights are also setting up camp, despite boycotts having been staged by artists over workers' conditions in the UAE. The UAE regime seems to be following Saudi Arabia's direction on the Arab Spring. No protests or dissent of any kind will be tolerated, even if that means political prisoners have to be taken and the country's international reputation damaged in the process. The arrests have broken several clauses in the UAE's Constitution, notably Article 26, and have served to warn the entire national population that nobody is above reproach. The move is ill calculated and dangerous, and smacks of poor leadership, as any remaining space for communication and honest dialogue between the ruling elite and the population has now been closed off.
(Also read: The Making of a Police State, By Christopher M. Davidson )
Jabir's Case
Jabir P. Probably he is the first person (and the last) who won a legal case against his kidnappers, the Abu Dhabi police!
An excerpt from his appellate judgment, Abu Dhabi as follows:-
" Verily the Islamic law and the entire positive laws have honoured man and protected his freedom, his honour, his property and his soul. Hence, if man was killed while protecting these, he is considered to be a martyr. And limitation of his freedom without any right is an unforgiving crime and the same is mentioned in the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of the penal procedure code. And it is proved in this case that the policemen along-with the local went to arrest the accused, without any right and curtailed his freedom".
In the wake of the concurrent judicial findings of the Court of Abu Dhabi, he should have been restored to his former status and position and adequately compensated for the mental agony and suffering and pecuniary losses suffered by him. Interestingly, the UAE authority cowardly committed cruelty, discrimination and ignored the court orders and with impunity, expelled the Indian businessman without any regard to his dignity.
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Interior, could twist and stop implementing court orders. He has been proved to be the most cruel person the emirates have ever seen. But everything is NOT ending here. The unexecuted final order of the court of records of this state is a proof of evidence that the UAE is led by truly unjust rulers. This will go to prove that what they preach towards protection of Human Rights and what they do have no comparison.
About Jabir
Jabir an Indian businessman, who was involved in General contracting & Trading in Abu Dhabi for over 18 years. He was closely attached with Shaikh Zayed's office, the then president of the UAE. and was owned several companies like: M/S. Premier General Contracting Est.,M/S. RAMLA Electro-Mechanical Est.,M/S. Summer-Pool Building Material Trading Est.
Some of Jabir's clientele includes the Private Department of Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Office of Sheikh Saif Bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Department of Social Services & Commercial Buildings and the Oil & Gas Companies: Abudhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA OPCO), Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (ADGAS), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) etc. (source)
(Full Story: Jabir P, The person who won a legal case against his kidnappers, the Abu Dhabi Police)
Documentation supported by: Bassam Ahmed Al Bassam, Vancouver, BC
