(ANSAmed) - DUBAI, JANUARY 9 - There is also a ''women's
branch'' of an alleged secret Islamic organisation accused of
plotting to overthrow Gulf monarchies, many members of which
were arrested in July. The news was reported in a statement
released by the UAE Prosecutor General's office.
''The women's branch is an integral part of the
organisation's overall structure, and it will be treated as such
before the law, which does not make gender-based distinctions,''
said Prosecutor General Salim Said Kubaish in a statement
published by the WAM news agency. ''The interrogations of the
women under detention are being carried out with full respect
for their right to privacy and in line with Koranic law,''
Kubaish underscored, specifying neither the identities of those
being interrogated nor the number of those under investigation.
The latest inquiry is only the most recent in a series of
crackdowns by UAE authorities against groups suspected of
undermining national security.
Last week eleven Egyptians accused of belonging to a Muslim
Brotherhood cell were arrested in an operation that embarrassed
the authorities in Egypt, which is now governed by a party
created by the Muslim Brotherhood itself.
A few days ago a sweep-up operation landed a number of UAE
nationals and Saudis affiliated with Al Islah behind bars on
accusations of ''conspiring against national security''. Al
Islah is an illegal organization linked to the Muslim
Brotherhood. (ANSAmed).
