“The recently released videotapes of torture being committed by a member of the UAE royal family, aided by officers of the state, are horrific beyond description,” said Markey.  “The UAE government is now claiming that they are taking action and conducting an investigation, but this incident raises profound questions about whether the rule of law is truth or fiction in the UAE.

“President Obama is currently deciding whether or not to move forward with an agreement for nuclear cooperation with the UAE, negotiated and signed in the final days of the Bush Administration.  I have repeatedly urged President Obama to not submit this nuclear cooperation agreement to the Congress for approval, and I hope the UAE torture tapes will convince the President that the UAE is not an appropriate place to send sensitive U.S. nuclear technology. 

“A country where the laws can be flouted by the rich and powerful is not a country that can safeguard sensitive U.S. nuclear technology,” said Markey.

Mr. Markey’s January 15 letter to President Obama urging him not to submit the UAE nuclear cooperation agreement can be found here.

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