In December 2009, after his reappearance from incommunicado detention, Mohamed Hassan Misbah Mostafa was brought before the UAE State Security Prosecutor. He denied the claims given in the signed accounts submitted by the State Security officers and affirmed that he had been forced to confess during torture sessions. He was then presented before the State Security Court on 25 January 2010 where he once again denied the evidence against him drawn from his confessions and informed the court that he had been tortured. Unsurprisingly, no investigation was initiated by the prosecutor - the UAE has not signed the Convention against Torture and has repeatedly ignored the obligations under international law regarding the practice of torture and ill-treatment.

According to sources within the Emirates, Mohamed Mostafa ‘s first hearing date is set for 2 Feburary 2010. Alkarama fears are that he will be the subject of an unfair trial, during which evidence extracted under torture may be used to extradite him to Syria where he risks further torture and possible disappearance at the hands of the Syrian Intelligence services.

Alkarama submitted Mohamed Mostafa's case as an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture on 27 January 2010, urging him to intervene with the UAE government in order to prevent Mr Mostafa's extradition to Syria, where he risks further violations.