Ninety-four people will face trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of attempting to seize power in the Gulf state, the attorney general said Sunday.
The defendants "set up a group to call on people to adhere to Islam, while in fact it was secretly aiming at seizing power in the country and opposing the main principles which the rule is based on,"
Salim Saeed Kubaish was quoted by the state-run WAM news agency.
The Emirati suspects are accused of having been in contact with foreign and international figures and organizations in order to tarnish the image of the state.
They provided false information about the country in order to put international pressure on the government and weakens its foreign relations, WAM reported.
"They plotted for this in secret meeting held in their homes, farms and other place where they tried to hide their plans from the concerned authorities," Kubaish said.
In September, Emirati papers reported that around 60 people were detained for belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned inside the UAE.