Q: A judgement issued today in a criminal case for stealing has resulted in a jail term of three months. An appeal application hearing has been made, in order to turn the jail term into a fine. The appeal date has been set for January 2018, and we were informed that we can make an application to have the appeal heard earlier, is this possible? We would like to convert and pay the fine as soon as possible, in order for the subject to be closed and the accused to have his passport back.

س: مرحبًا، لقد قابلت شابين يهوديين في أحد الفنادق بتاريخ 09/12/2020. ذهبت إلى غرفتهما وغادرت بعد مرور 30 دقيقة. في ذلك المساء، جاءت الشرطة إلى منزلي بحثًا عن المال. لم يجدوا شيئًا. ذهبنا إلى مركز الشرطة ومكثنا هناك حتى الصباح. تركوني أرحل لأنه لم يكن هناك دليل كافٍ. يرجى تقديم المشورة. في ذلك اليوم أرسلت مبلغ من المال إلى بلدي الأم قدره 3,200، هل يمكن أن يكون ذلك بمثابة دليل ضدي؟ لقد لمست صندوق الخزنة أمامهما ولكن باب الخزنة فحسب وليس مكان إدخال الرقم السري، هل يُعد ذلك أيضًا بمثابة دليل ضدي؟ لديهم مقطع فيديو يُظهر أنني أقوم بفعل جنسي، هل يمكنهما استخدامه ضدي أم سيواجهان المشاكل أيضًا بسبب ذلك؟ يرجى تقديم المساعدة والمشورة. في الممر، كنت أضع النقود في حقيبتي وأخرج مسرعة من الغرفة. ما هي العقوبة التي قد أحصل عليها في مثل هذه الحالة؟ الترحيل أم السجن أو الغرامة؟ أشكرك شكرًا جزيلاً.

Q: Retail brand in Dubai filled a case for shoplifting against me and I was called for the court hearing, what are my rights?

س: مرحباً، أخي في مركز شرطة نايف بدبي منذ ٧/٩/٢٠٢٣، وقد وجهوا إليه تهمة السرقة. أرجو إخباري بموعد أول جلسة محاكمة ومدة عقوبته. هل صحيح أنهم يحتسبون اليوم يومين؟ أرجو مساعدتي. شكراً جزيلاً.

Q: Dear Sir/Ma'am, I'm an accused in a theft case at my workstation. The amount stolen was 7000 AED. I surrendered, confessed, and agreed to pay the entire amount immediately to my employer. However, he still called the police and filed a case. At the same time, the police recovered the entire 7000 AED from me, but my boss was still not ready to drop the case. After a few days, he somehow agreed to an out-of-court settlement, demanding 10000 AED. We agreed to it and, in return, requested him to withdraw the case. We paid him the amount, and he got a letter from the typing center to withdraw the case. When he went to the police, they said the file had already been moved to the prosecutor. We went to the prosecutor, and they said the file had been moved to them, but they hadn't registered the case in their system yet. Now the prosecutor doesn't want to drop the case, as he wants legal action to be taken against me. Please assist with how to withdraw this case from the prosecutor. If it can't be dropped, what actions might be imposed on me?

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).