Abu Dhabi: The State Security Court at the Federal Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearings in four terror-related cases to December 12, when lawyers will present their cases.

In the first case, in which two Emirati sisters identified as Alia A.M.A., 39, and Asma A. M. A, 43, charged with joining Daesh and Al Qaida, the court received a defendant’s medical report showing she has a non-cancerous tumour which needs to be removed.

The two women were also charged with communicating with members of the two terrorist groups living and working in the UAE under false identities. The sisters were also accused of smuggling money, military and security equipment used in passing on information to terrorists in Iraq and Syria via agents of the terrorist groups in the UAE.

Prosecutors also accused the women of setting up and running Facebook and Twitter accounts to facilitate exchange of information between members of the terrorist groups. The judge read out parts of the medical report and asked the accused whether she refused to take medicines, went into hunger strike or attempted to commit suicide.

The woman denied she attempted to commit suicide but admitted she refused to take medicines and food, because wanted to be moved from Al Wathba prison to another prison. The accused told the court she will take medicine only after a verdict is issued in her case.

The judge advised the woman to take medicines, heed doctors and security officials’ instructions and ordered the hearing adjourned to December 12 on request from the woman’s lawyer.

Article 32/2 of the UAE Federal Law No. 7 of 2014 on Combating Terrorism Offences states that life imprisonment or temporary imprisonment for not less than 10 years shall be imposed on whoever supplies a terrorist organisation or terrorist person with equipment, valid or false documents, communication means or any materials, information, consultation, dwelling, habitation, place for meeting or any other facilities which help such organisation or person achieve the purpose thereof, although aware of their truth or purpose.

In the second hearing, A. M. J, 29, charged with joining Daesh and Al Qaida terrorist organisations, had his case adjourned to December 12.

A medical report of the accused showed he is suffering from anxiety and depression, but he is fully responsible for his actions.

The Emirati man was also accused of trying to kill an American citizen as he was exercising in Abu Dhabi.

The US citizen was seriously injured as the defendant attacked him several times while he was working out in Al Bahiya district.

The Public Prosecution has also charged him with supporting a terrorist group and promoting its extremist ideology.

An inquiry into the incident revealed that the defendant pledged allegiance to the Daesh’s affiliate Al Nusra Front.

He had travelled to Turkey to join the radical group but failed to enter Syria and returned to the UAE to execute Al Nusra’s agenda.

He is also accused of conspiring to perpetrate a spate of terrorist bombings in the UAE, including attacks on the headquarters of satellite TVs in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The case was adjourned to December 12.

A man from the Comoros Island, charged with promoting terrorist ideology of Daesh through social media, had his case adjourned to December 12.

The court also ordered that a lawyer be retained for M.S.S., charged with joining Daesh terrorist group. The case was adjourned to December 12.