Darfur follow ups – UAE
The UAE Attorney General, Counselor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, ordered today
Thursday the referral of 19 defendants comprising 13 individuals and 6 companies registered within the country to the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal (State Security Circuit).
This referral stems from their alleged commission of crimes involving illicit trafficking in military equipment, forgery, and money laundering, all linked to an attempted smuggling operation involving weapons and ammunition bound for the Port Sudan authorities.
Investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution revealed that the case centers on two interconnected transactions. The first transaction involved an agreement—concluded outside the country to supply Kalashnikov rifles, machine guns, and grenades at a declared value of $13 million; however, the actual value did not exceed $10 million.
The difference was allocated as illicit commissions, which were channeled through companies and bank accounts within the UAE under the guise of fictitious transactions. The second transaction was executed within the UAE, utilizing over $2 million of the proceeds from the first transaction to purchase additional “Geranov” ammunition. The initial portion of this shipment was fraudulently introduced into the country’s territory via a private aircraft, in preparation for its subsequent transport to Port Sudan.
The investigations further demonstrated that the scheme was not limited to the single shipment that was intercepted; rather, it extended to the planned smuggling of an additional five million rounds of ammunition across six other transactions. However, the interception of the first shipment thwarted the execution of these subsequent operations.
The compelling evidence gathered included the seizure and forensic analysis of financial documents and official correspondence, the tracing of bank transfers, as well as confessions from several defendants and documented recordings and conversations exchanged between them. The list of defendants included Rashid Omer Abdul Qadir Ali, Mohamed Al-Fath Mohamed Beak, Salah Abdullah Mohamed Saleh (alias as Salah Gosh), Abdullah Khalafallah, Ahmed Rabie Sayed Ahmed Mohamed, Yasser Abdul Rahman Hassan Al-Atta, Osman Mohamed Al-Zubair Mohamed, Maher Abdul Jalil Mohamed Abdul Jalil, Khalid Yusuf Mukhtar Yusuf, Ahmed Khalafallah Abdullah Ahmed, Mubarak Ali Al-Sheikh Mohamed, Osman Baker Ali Karrar, and Musab Awad Al-Kareem Hassan Mohamed.
Additionally, six companies were referred for trial: Rashid Omar Brokerage Company, Portex Trade Ltd., Warda Al-Masarra Trading Company, Sudamina Company, Yellow Sand Trading Company, and Abolara Electronics Trading Company.
Concluding its statement, the Public Prosecution emphasized that the UAE will not tolerate any attempt to exploit its territory, institutions, or financial system for illicit activities. It affirmed that the State’s sovereignty and security constitute a red line, and that the full force of the law will be applied firmly against anyone proven to be involved in such acts or who disrupts public order, thereby safeguarding the UAE’s standing as a state founded upon the rule of law and robust institutions.
