Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith's trial postponed for the 7th time
The UAE Supreme Court postponed the trial of Dr. Naser Bin Ghaith to Nov. 14 for the seventh consecutive time.
Bin Ghaith is a prisoner of conscience and faces charges relating solely to the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression and association.
Dr Nasser bin Ghaith, a prominent academic and economist, had his sixth trial session before the State Security Chamber of the Supreme Court on Oct. 17.
On 18 August 2015, security officers in civilian clothes arrested Dr. Bin Ghaith in Abu Dhabi and searched his family house before confiscating his personal belongings.
He was held incommunicado until finally being brought to the State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi on 4 April 2016, when he told the court he had been tortured and beaten in detention and deprived of sleep for up to a week.
