September 15, 2009 - Naharnet - Siddiq to Be Tried in Abu Dhabi on Charges of Illegal Entry

UAE Federal Supreme Court has decided to postpone till Oct. 5 looking into the case of Syrian national Mohammed Zuheir Siddiq for illegal entry. Siddiq entered the United Arab Emirates with a forged Czeck passport in the spring of 2009.On Monday the court held a second session, where Siddiq's defense lawyer said his client entered UAE under a "special permit," only to find out it was a forged Czeck passport. Siddiq had left French territory abruptly and was said to have headed to a Gulf country, only to surface in Sharjah with his family. Siddiq, who was dubbed "key witness" in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination, told the judge he was unaware that he was holding a fake passport.