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Lawyers pledge support to UAE government
Conference organised in response to a petition drawn up in March by activists in the UAE
- By Samihah Zaman, Staff Reporter
- Published: 21:33 May 29, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Lawyers across the emirate of Abu Dhabi on Sunday gathered in the capital to pledge their support to His Highness President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and to all other rulers and crown princes of the United Arab Emirates.
The leadership and legislation across the UAE grants human rights and avenues for recourse, so activists who try to incite other against the government are therefore creating unnecessary civil unrest and attempting to destabilise the country, senior lawyers at the conference said.
Lawyers' statement
"We, the lawyers of Abu Dhabi emirate, call upon all citizens to deny activists' allegations denouncing our government. We ourselves are united in refuting these false claims, and remain fully loyal to His Highness President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and all other crown princes and rulers," a statement released by the lawyers said.
"We are fully ready to defend our values and society against false claims, and will follow our government's instruction to preserve unity in the country," the statement added.
The conference was organised in response to a petition drawn up in March by activists in the UAE that called for direct elections and more legislative powers in the UAE.
Speaking to Gulf News on the sidelines of the conference, Dr Shakir Matouq Al Marzouqi, an Abu Dhabi-based lawyer and consultant said anyone who spoke against the current government and the UAE was falsifying real information about life in the country.
"As lawyers, we can firmly state that our government has taken care to ensure that all our basic needs like medical and education are more than adequately met," he said.
"We also denounce those activists who have recently tried to create unnecessary propaganda, especially as the UAE offers free and fair judgement to Emiratis and expats," Dr Al Marzouqi added.
Hamid Al Menhali, lawyer and legal advisor at Allied Advocates also told Gulf News that the UAE courts offered every defendant enough room for recourse, and all claims that stated otherwise were false and perhaps intended at creating unrest.
"I have been practising law here for 14 years, and I am regularly at court. Judges often consult us and we are allowed to disagree and voice our opinions about all judgements," Al Menhali explained.
He added that the country's rulers also regularly met with members of the general public at their private majlises to address any problems.
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