Q: Dear Sir, I am the accountant of a pharmacy in which I am also a partner. Recently, when the pharmacist went out for tea, a man came in and asked for an antibiotic. Thinking that it was an emergency, I took the medicine and gave it to him. However, he was from the ministry inspection. He took a picture of my ID card too. I may face two problems: 1. Giving a medicine without a prescription. 2. Giving medicine not being a pharmacist. What will I have to face now? Will I be imprisoned? What is the way out?

س: أنا محامٍ في الولايات المتحدة وسأكون مسافرًا في عطلة من الولايات المتحدة إلى الهند (عن طريق دبي - سنكون في الإمارات خلال الأيام الثلاثة الأولى من إجازتنا البالغة 12 يومًا). سوف أحضر روشتات الأدوية الطبية الخاصة بي لاستخدامي الشخصي. سأقدم نسخة من هذه الروشتات على الإنترنت (من خلال موقع الإمارات العربية المتحدة) للموافقة عليها. تتعلق أسئلتي بعناصر محددة في الطلب الإماراتي للحصول على تصريح باصطحاب الأدوية للاستخدام الشخصي. يرجى مراسلتي عبر البريد الإلكتروني أو الاتصال بي إن كان بإمكانك مساعدتي. وسأكون سعيدًا للدفع مقابل خدماتك. شكرًا! ك. ل.

س: سيدي العزيز / سيدتي العزيزة، يقول الناس أن كل شخص يأتي إلى الإمارات يحتاج إلى إظهار 5000 درهم نقدًا في المطار وإلا سيتم ترحيل الشخص.

Q: My brother is in jail because he shared the medicine with someone and he didn't know it was banned in the UAE. Someone told him to bring it from his home country because medicine is expensive here. He gives it to someone by hand and he doesn't know about it. He doesn't use or sell. He is in jail for 2 months. His case is still under investigation. How much time for the judgment? He told me he has a case of Tarweej (promoting) in Arabic. I don't know about this case and what punishment he will get. Can he go out on bail? Any deposit for bail? Please guide me.

Q: I got an order of 6 months imprisonment and deportation for a judgment in absentia by the Sharjah court for selling medicine without a license. I was not involved in the case directly; my friend used my car, and he had my bank card. They made a confession that they were working for me and made a false claim that they had transferred money to me. As I am outside the country, I came to the UAE to solve my case. I got detained at the airport, and the CID asked me some questions. I mentioned they didn’t transfer me a single Dihram, so he let me go, as the case was already open for appeal. In the first instance court, they gave me the same verdict, then I appealed and attached documents like bank statements and my company details, which were not mentioned before. They gave a date for the judgment, but it was not issued, and they gave the next date. I have been suffering a lot for the last 3 months here in the UAE and for 6 months back home. So my question is that what will happen next? Will the case be open for retrial, and will the CID be convinced by my logic? Can they drop charges, or now the court decide only?