Urgent: UAE: Arrest of Sheikh Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi, the Chairman of Islah

Today, Friday 20^th of April 2012, the United Arab Emirates Security Authorities arrested Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Kayed Al Qasimi, in Ras Al Khahima, without an arrest warrant.

Dr. Sultan is the cousin of the Rular of Ras Al Khaimah and the Chairman of the Islah Association in UAE. He is considered as one of the highest figures that the security authorities in the countries arrest. It's believed that his arrest is due to his position as the Chariman of the Islah association, which many of its members were detained lately in UAE after revoking the citizenship of some of them.

This is the second in row this week, after the disappearance of Dr. Ahmed Al Zaabie who was detained, until last Tuesday, in Al Rahba detention center in Abu Dhabi. The Police Center, who refused to release him on bail based on "high orders" since last Sunday, the 15^th of April, despite the court order of the release, told his family members that he has been released on self bail, they however, do not know where his is now. Sources believe that he has been handed over to the State Security Apparatus based on their request.   Dr. Al Zaabie was arrested on the 26^th of March with another individual out of the seven UAE individuals whom citizenships were revoked lately.