Crime & Justice
UAE court sentences eight to life for arms trafficking to Sudan's army
October 29, 2026 at 06:59 PM
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
UAE sentences eight people to life over arms supplies to Sudan’s army
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
بينهم العطا وقوش.. الإمارات تحكم بالمؤبد على 8 سودانيين في قضية "صفقات السلاح"
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SNSky News Arabia
القضاء الإماراتي: المؤبد للعطا وقوش في قضية الاتجار بالأسلحة
(opens the publisher’s site)An Abu Dhabi appeals court sentenced eight people, including senior Sudanese army officials, to life imprisonment over illicit arms supplies to Sudan's army and money laundering.
- The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced eight people to life imprisonment over illicit arms trafficking to Sudan's army and money laundering.
- Those sentenced include Yasser al-Atta, assistant to Sudan's army commander-in-chief, former intelligence chief Salah Gosh, and army financial officer Osman al-Zubeir.
- The court imposed three-year prison terms and one-million-dirham fines on seven defendants for money laundering and fined six companies, revoking their licences.
- The court ordered confiscation of seized ammunition and devices and deportation of the convicted after serving their sentences.