Cairo on April 9, 2012
ANHRI denounces UAE authorities arresting six activists of reformers deprived of their nationality by the government order titled ”the seven citizens” for refusing to sign a pledge to search for another nationality to them.
An official officer of Immigration and Nationality Service of Emirates called on Monday morning for six activists to ask them to amend their status within two weeks and to sign a pledge to search for another nationality for them claiming their presence in the country is now illegal after the withdraw of their nationalities four months ago. The six activists insisted on not signing especially that there is no official decision stating stripping off their citizenship and as a result of this officials decided to arrest them immediately upon verbal command.
Reformists are detained now in Al Shahama prison in Abu Dhabi were accused by treason as agents for foreign bodies for their signatures on a reform petition was proposed to the ruler of UAE demanding legislative reforms which was not accepted by the government who punished them by penalty of deprivation of nationality last December. Now forcing them to choose between migration and selection of a nationality other than where they were born or the prison.
These six citizens are:
Ali Hammadi, Mohamed Abdel-Razzaq al-Siddiq, Shaheen Al Hosni, Hussein Al-Jabri, Ibrahim Marzouki and Ahmed Ghaith Al Suwaidi.
They have filed a lawsuit objecting withdrawing their nationality, but judiciary did not consider it yet.
ANHRI said: “It’s a shame to expel people – mandatory – from their homeland, and pressure them to either immigration or prison therefore ANHRI asked and continue to call upon the government and foreign affairs of UAE to re-consider the status of these activists and restore their right to identity. And the UAE authorities must release these activists immediately and listen to the wise voices demanding reform within the state. ”
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