I was answering like with like.
You seem to be convinced that Sheikh Mansour personally presided over Hedge's trial and acted both for the defence and prosecution.
You're also totally convinced that Hedges is innocent despite the fact he's also a consultant for a firm that specialises in cyber intellegence.
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 9 minutes ago
Squirming? I'm laughing at your desperation.
I appreciate a good wum when I read it.
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Its not a wum.. to laugh it off is pathetic.
Like I said, if that was your family you'd be singing a different tune.
But its not, you'd rather discredit Matthew Hedges than ascribe any blame or responsibility to the UAE government and officials which include Sheikh Mansour.
They don't have an independent judiciary in the UAE.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-justice-un/u-n-expert-says-uae-judicial-system-controlled-by-executive-idUSBREA141PN20140205
Im surprised you don't know this stuff about your owners and the territory they bring their wealth to City from.
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
I was answering like with like.
You seem to be convinced that Sheikh Mansour personally presided over Hedge's trial and acted both for the defence and prosecution.
You're also totally convinced that Hedges is innocent despite the fact he's also a consultant for a firm that specialises in cyber intellegence
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You can stop talking outta your Arrs anytime you want now.
comment by No Love - Monumentally Dope. (U1282)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
I was answering like with like.
You seem to be convinced that Sheikh Mansour personally presided over Hedge's trial and acted both for the defence and prosecution.
You're also totally convinced that Hedges is innocent despite the fact he's also a consultant for a firm that specialises in cyber intellegence
========
You can stop talking outta your Arrs anytime you want now.
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Inky has got nothing except desperate answers like that and the 6ft hole he has dug for himself.
The trial lasted minutes - for a sentencing of life imprisonment
Apparent signed confession was in Arabic, in Inky's discrediting of Matthew Bridges Inky didn't say anything about Arabic proficiency.
#FreeMatthewHedges
I'm discrediting Hedges when I quote the BBC.
I'm discrediting Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when I quote the Financial Times.
Yet you're the one quoting ultra leftie journalists that make Corbyn look like Tommy Johnson to try and justify your misguided accusations.
Apparent signed confession was in Arabic,
-----------
No laughing matter though.
#FreeMatthewHedges
Its sad that some people could make a difference but chose not to because of football reasons.
A confession is always a give away.
Colonial tactics.
It really is such a shame.
The evidence presented in court against Matthew Hedges was “powerful and compelling”, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation has said in a statement following the sentencing of the British citizen to life in prison for spying on the UAE.
Abdullah Al Naqbi, Head of the Department of Legal Affairs at the ministry, said on Thursday that, contrary to media reports, Hedges was treated fairly and in accordance with the UAE’s constitution.
"The UAE respects the rule of law and is committed to upholding the highest judicial standards. Like all countries with an independent judiciary it is vital that the government does not attempt to interfere in court cases,” he said.
“We cannot give assurances to other countries about the outcome of trials.”
Hedges, a student at Durham University in the UK, was convicted by the Federal Court of Appeal on Wednesday for attempting to procure sensitive information during a trip to the Emirates this year.
Mr Al Naqbi said that Hedges was given access to medical and psychological care throughout his detention and trial and that members of his family and staff from the British embassy were allowed to see him.
"The case against Mr Hedges was thoroughly investigated by the public prosecutor. Compelling and powerful evidence was presented in court. That included information extracted from his personal electronic devices by expert forensic analysis techniques; evidence provided by UAE intelligence Agencies; witness testaments and Mr Hedges' own confession,” Mr Al Naqbi said in a statement carried by state news agency, Wam.
He said the case was heard by three judges in the security division of the Higher Federal Court, meeting a total of four times.
In the first session, held on October 3, Hedges was asked whether he had proper representation and was offered the services of a court-appointed lawyer, which he accepted. He was also provided with a translator during investigations and throughout his trial — as court proceedings in the UAE are conducted in Arabic.
Mr Al Naqbi denied that Hedges was asked to sign documents he did not understand.
Two more hearings were held on October 10 and 24 with the final session held on Wednesday to announce a verdict and pass the life in prison sentence.
“The judges had made this clear in their previous session. It is normal and to be expected that such hearings are brief,” Mr Al Naqbi said.
"The crimes Mr Hedges’ was accused of are extremely serious. For the UAE, like all countries, protecting our national security must be our first priority.”
He reiterated that Hedges has 30 days to appeal the decision, adding that families also have the right to appeal for Presidential Clemency on behalf of convicted relatives. The case has become a political issue in the UK, with both Prime Minister Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt making Hedges' situation a matter for diplomatic relations.
"The UAE is determined to protect its important strategic relationship with a key ally," Mr Al Naqbi said. "Officials from both countries have discussed the matter regularly over recent months. Both sides hope to find an amicable solution to the Matthew Hedges case."
On Thursday, Mr Hunt said he believes and trusts that Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation is "working hard to resolve the situation as quickly as possible".
The Federal Court of Appeal convicted Hedges of spying on the UAE and sentenced him to life in prison to be followed by deportation.
The UAE Attorney General, Dr Hamad Al Shamsi, had said the sentence should not be viewed as a “final” judgment, however, and that the PhD student was entitled to appeal within a month.
Hedges was first arrested at Dubai International Airport in May after an Emirati man told police he had been asking for sensitive information.
Prosecutors said he had been trying to secure confidential information to pass on to a foreign state — although they did not disclose which country.
Hedges appeared in court to hear his sentence accompanied by his wife, Daniele Tejada, and officials from the British Embassy.
The court ruled that his devices — thought to be his computers and phone — as well as his research, would be confiscated and that he had the right to appeal within 30 days.
British national Matthew Hedges posed as 'academic researcher' to spy on UAE for a foreign state, attorney general says
Dr Al Shamsi said that during questioning, Mr Hedges had admitted to the claims against him, which were "identical to evidence and information gained from his own electronic devices and investigations conducted by the UAE’s security agencies".
Ms Tejada has previously denied the charges against her husband in an interview with The Sunday Times.
“Matt is not guilty of what he is being charged with,” she said.
Ms Tejada said Hedges, whose family used to live in Dubai, was “fascinated by Emirati security and threw himself into his research”, which focused on relationships between different tribes in the UAE.
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/uae-government-powerful-and-compelling-evidence-of-matthew-hedges-guilt-1.794779
That's their side of the story, I'm still waiting to here our side.
I still expect he'll be freed before Christmas.
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I'm discrediting Hedges when I quote the BBC.
I'm discrediting Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when I quote the Financial Times.
Yet you're the one quoting ultra leftie journalists that make Corbyn look like Tommy Johnson to try and justify your misguided accusations.
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You besmirched the name of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and you quote from a UAE publication for your so called evidence?
Do they have a free press there?
I didn't besmirch anyone, I posted a link from a respected newspaper and asked you for your thoughts.
I then posted a link from a UAE newspaper and clearly stated that is was their version of events.
Do you have reading difficulties?
Maybe you do, as you havent answered the question. Do the UAE have a free press?
add on to that, do they have an independent judiciary?
Actually its not reading difficulty, you're a product of sports washing.
I've never made out that the UAE is the Garden of Eden and they don't have a free press but neither do we.
To go off piste a little, isthis a bargain:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223252813802
..or have I just spunked £90?
This 'sports washing' is actually working.
Sad to see.
Nice to see that the UAE have released the convicted spy, Matthew Hedges.
Sheikh Mansour.
Good to see that sham of a trial was put right through international pressure.
Inky was extolling reasons why Matthew Hedges was probably guilty.
Has received a full pardon ie is not a convicted spy.
only a tin pot country with authoritarian leaders would be able to imprison on very dubious grounds in the first place.
He was pardoned, they didn't say he was innocent.
comment by No Love - Monumentally Dope. (U1282)
posted 12 hours, 51 minutes ago
This 'sports washing' is actually working.
Sad to see.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It is fulfilling its purpose with useful idiots like City fans who will back the UAE on many matters just as long as they can lord it over their rival fans.
As documented this already happens and yields whatabbouttery discussions regarding other countries to deflect the spotlight from Man City's owner.
Such a shame.
I'm surprised Boris isn't embarrassed by his comments. Some people have no shame.
So the Guardian (the most anti City paper out there) has invented a new buzzword but unfortunately for them, you're to only person to have adopted it.
Let's have a party.
Boris has no reason to be embarrassed by his comments.
Redinthehead however does seem to be doubling down.
His comments on this thread have been embarsssing.
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City need a point at Stamford Bridge to clinch it by my reckoning.
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posted 53 seconds ago
City need a point at Stamford Bridge to clinch it by my reckoning.
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expect u to give them mauling
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posted on 25/11/18
I was answering like with like.
You seem to be convinced that Sheikh Mansour personally presided over Hedge's trial and acted both for the defence and prosecution.
You're also totally convinced that Hedges is innocent despite the fact he's also a consultant for a firm that specialises in cyber intellegence.
posted on 25/11/18
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 9 minutes ago
Squirming? I'm laughing at your desperation.
I appreciate a good wum when I read it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Its not a wum.. to laugh it off is pathetic.
Like I said, if that was your family you'd be singing a different tune.
But its not, you'd rather discredit Matthew Hedges than ascribe any blame or responsibility to the UAE government and officials which include Sheikh Mansour.
They don't have an independent judiciary in the UAE.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-justice-un/u-n-expert-says-uae-judicial-system-controlled-by-executive-idUSBREA141PN20140205
Im surprised you don't know this stuff about your owners and the territory they bring their wealth to City from.
posted on 25/11/18
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
I was answering like with like.
You seem to be convinced that Sheikh Mansour personally presided over Hedge's trial and acted both for the defence and prosecution.
You're also totally convinced that Hedges is innocent despite the fact he's also a consultant for a firm that specialises in cyber intellegence
========
You can stop talking outta your Arrs anytime you want now.
posted on 25/11/18
comment by No Love - Monumentally Dope. (U1282)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
I was answering like with like.
You seem to be convinced that Sheikh Mansour personally presided over Hedge's trial and acted both for the defence and prosecution.
You're also totally convinced that Hedges is innocent despite the fact he's also a consultant for a firm that specialises in cyber intellegence
========
You can stop talking outta your Arrs anytime you want now.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Inky has got nothing except desperate answers like that and the 6ft hole he has dug for himself.
The trial lasted minutes - for a sentencing of life imprisonment
Apparent signed confession was in Arabic, in Inky's discrediting of Matthew Bridges Inky didn't say anything about Arabic proficiency.
#FreeMatthewHedges
posted on 25/11/18
I'm discrediting Hedges when I quote the BBC.
I'm discrediting Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when I quote the Financial Times.
Yet you're the one quoting ultra leftie journalists that make Corbyn look like Tommy Johnson to try and justify your misguided accusations.
posted on 25/11/18
Apparent signed confession was in Arabic,
-----------
No laughing matter though.
#FreeMatthewHedges
Its sad that some people could make a difference but chose not to because of football reasons.
posted on 25/11/18
A confession is always a give away.
Colonial tactics.
It really is such a shame.
posted on 25/11/18
The evidence presented in court against Matthew Hedges was “powerful and compelling”, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation has said in a statement following the sentencing of the British citizen to life in prison for spying on the UAE.
Abdullah Al Naqbi, Head of the Department of Legal Affairs at the ministry, said on Thursday that, contrary to media reports, Hedges was treated fairly and in accordance with the UAE’s constitution.
"The UAE respects the rule of law and is committed to upholding the highest judicial standards. Like all countries with an independent judiciary it is vital that the government does not attempt to interfere in court cases,” he said.
“We cannot give assurances to other countries about the outcome of trials.”
Hedges, a student at Durham University in the UK, was convicted by the Federal Court of Appeal on Wednesday for attempting to procure sensitive information during a trip to the Emirates this year.
Mr Al Naqbi said that Hedges was given access to medical and psychological care throughout his detention and trial and that members of his family and staff from the British embassy were allowed to see him.
"The case against Mr Hedges was thoroughly investigated by the public prosecutor. Compelling and powerful evidence was presented in court. That included information extracted from his personal electronic devices by expert forensic analysis techniques; evidence provided by UAE intelligence Agencies; witness testaments and Mr Hedges' own confession,” Mr Al Naqbi said in a statement carried by state news agency, Wam.
He said the case was heard by three judges in the security division of the Higher Federal Court, meeting a total of four times.
In the first session, held on October 3, Hedges was asked whether he had proper representation and was offered the services of a court-appointed lawyer, which he accepted. He was also provided with a translator during investigations and throughout his trial — as court proceedings in the UAE are conducted in Arabic.
Mr Al Naqbi denied that Hedges was asked to sign documents he did not understand.
Two more hearings were held on October 10 and 24 with the final session held on Wednesday to announce a verdict and pass the life in prison sentence.
“The judges had made this clear in their previous session. It is normal and to be expected that such hearings are brief,” Mr Al Naqbi said.
"The crimes Mr Hedges’ was accused of are extremely serious. For the UAE, like all countries, protecting our national security must be our first priority.”
He reiterated that Hedges has 30 days to appeal the decision, adding that families also have the right to appeal for Presidential Clemency on behalf of convicted relatives. The case has become a political issue in the UK, with both Prime Minister Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt making Hedges' situation a matter for diplomatic relations.
"The UAE is determined to protect its important strategic relationship with a key ally," Mr Al Naqbi said. "Officials from both countries have discussed the matter regularly over recent months. Both sides hope to find an amicable solution to the Matthew Hedges case."
On Thursday, Mr Hunt said he believes and trusts that Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation is "working hard to resolve the situation as quickly as possible".
The Federal Court of Appeal convicted Hedges of spying on the UAE and sentenced him to life in prison to be followed by deportation.
The UAE Attorney General, Dr Hamad Al Shamsi, had said the sentence should not be viewed as a “final” judgment, however, and that the PhD student was entitled to appeal within a month.
Hedges was first arrested at Dubai International Airport in May after an Emirati man told police he had been asking for sensitive information.
Prosecutors said he had been trying to secure confidential information to pass on to a foreign state — although they did not disclose which country.
Hedges appeared in court to hear his sentence accompanied by his wife, Daniele Tejada, and officials from the British Embassy.
The court ruled that his devices — thought to be his computers and phone — as well as his research, would be confiscated and that he had the right to appeal within 30 days.
British national Matthew Hedges posed as 'academic researcher' to spy on UAE for a foreign state, attorney general says
Dr Al Shamsi said that during questioning, Mr Hedges had admitted to the claims against him, which were "identical to evidence and information gained from his own electronic devices and investigations conducted by the UAE’s security agencies".
Ms Tejada has previously denied the charges against her husband in an interview with The Sunday Times.
“Matt is not guilty of what he is being charged with,” she said.
Ms Tejada said Hedges, whose family used to live in Dubai, was “fascinated by Emirati security and threw himself into his research”, which focused on relationships between different tribes in the UAE.
posted on 25/11/18
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/uae-government-powerful-and-compelling-evidence-of-matthew-hedges-guilt-1.794779
That's their side of the story, I'm still waiting to here our side.
I still expect he'll be freed before Christmas.
posted on 25/11/18
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I'm discrediting Hedges when I quote the BBC.
I'm discrediting Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when I quote the Financial Times.
Yet you're the one quoting ultra leftie journalists that make Corbyn look like Tommy Johnson to try and justify your misguided accusations.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You besmirched the name of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and you quote from a UAE publication for your so called evidence?
Do they have a free press there?
posted on 25/11/18
I didn't besmirch anyone, I posted a link from a respected newspaper and asked you for your thoughts.
I then posted a link from a UAE newspaper and clearly stated that is was their version of events.
Do you have reading difficulties?
posted on 25/11/18
Maybe you do, as you havent answered the question. Do the UAE have a free press?
add on to that, do they have an independent judiciary?
Actually its not reading difficulty, you're a product of sports washing.
posted on 25/11/18
I've never made out that the UAE is the Garden of Eden and they don't have a free press but neither do we.
To go off piste a little, isthis a bargain:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223252813802
..or have I just spunked £90?
posted on 26/11/18
This 'sports washing' is actually working.
Sad to see.
posted on 26/11/18
Nice to see that the UAE have released the convicted spy, Matthew Hedges.
Sheikh Mansour.
posted on 26/11/18
Good to see that sham of a trial was put right through international pressure.
Inky was extolling reasons why Matthew Hedges was probably guilty.
Has received a full pardon ie is not a convicted spy.
only a tin pot country with authoritarian leaders would be able to imprison on very dubious grounds in the first place.
posted on 26/11/18
He was pardoned, they didn't say he was innocent.
posted on 26/11/18
comment by No Love - Monumentally Dope. (U1282)
posted 12 hours, 51 minutes ago
This 'sports washing' is actually working.
Sad to see.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It is fulfilling its purpose with useful idiots like City fans who will back the UAE on many matters just as long as they can lord it over their rival fans.
As documented this already happens and yields whatabbouttery discussions regarding other countries to deflect the spotlight from Man City's owner.
posted on 26/11/18
Such a shame.
I'm surprised Boris isn't embarrassed by his comments. Some people have no shame.
posted on 26/11/18
So the Guardian (the most anti City paper out there) has invented a new buzzword but unfortunately for them, you're to only person to have adopted it.
Let's have a party.
posted on 26/11/18
Boris has no reason to be embarrassed by his comments.
Redinthehead however does seem to be doubling down.
His comments on this thread have been embarsssing.
posted on 26/11/18
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posted on 26/11/18
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posted on 26/11/18
City need a point at Stamford Bridge to clinch it by my reckoning.
posted on 26/11/18
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 53 seconds ago
City need a point at Stamford Bridge to clinch it by my reckoning.
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expect u to give them mauling
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