Q: Dear Sir, My brother was involved in an incident at his company that claimed two lives (the victims died in a sewage tank). During this process, my brother happened to be a safety officer in that company but the supervisor and the managers assigned those workers who died during the cleaning of the sewage tank without informing the safety department. During the police investigation, my brother's passport was seized by the police and the case was referred to public prosecution. After the final investigation, my brother (safety officer) was not guilty as the public prosecutor decided, but the supervisor was guilty since he gave the order to those workers to carry out the unsafe work without informing the safety department for proper risk assessment. The supervisor was given a 5-month jail term. Concerning my brother, his case ended at the public prosecution office since he was not guilty, but since then, his passport is still held with the court. Please, I need advice. Thanks Taka Farhad

Q: Hi Sir, Respected, My case is running in the Dubai Courts for one construction worksite accident that happened to one of our workers who fell down by his own mistake and hospitalized in the emergency. The case is running for 1 and a half year and the person who fell down is okay now, but the prosecution is saying it's 100% disability. For the victim, we had paid all the medical bill of AED 92000 + given all salaries till date, and due to a long time, we are in full stress and want to close the case from the victim and from my side. What is the procedure for giving Tanazul (clearance)? Regards, Amir Suhail

Q: Hi Sir, I m Edwin, I am working on a construction site. 3 months before, an accident happened on my construction site and regarding this accident issue, my passport was held by Dubai police. But the injured person is good, and the doctor certificate also clearly mentions that the person is good, but till now the police did not release my passport from the police station. Next month is my marriage, so is it possible to replace the passport with another one or not? Please give your suggestion about this.  

Q: I am a site engineer. An accident happened at our project site where a worker, unfortunately, died, during our shift. The investigation shows, however, that it's a nonwork-related accident. The worker was supposed to be part of the night shift, but because it has been weeks since I am not seeing him at work in our area, I have verbally informed our HR to update the timesheet and remove him from our attendance sheet. Unfortunately, no action was done by HR and, at the time of his death, his name was included in our team. However, during the initial investigation, I was one of the employees who were interviewed by the police. I have just learned today that my name was included on the list submitted to the police and our PRO said that it is impossible for me to travel or change job while the case is still ongoing because of insurance claims. I received a good offer from another company, will there be a problem with the visa application?

Q: Good Morning Sir/Madam My name is S. and I am working in safety. There was a fatality at my site and a worker died. I was in Al Rashidiya police station and was released after two days after my passport was kept in the station. After two years, the police called us and informed us to collect the passport. The police prosecution didn't give any other documents but released our passport and said no more case. But when I was about to cancel my visa, the office at FAIC said that there is still a case under my name and I can't travel. Please advise, Sir.

Q: Good evening One of my friends hit accidentally a school child while reversing the taxi. He checked the child and she was perfectly free from injury. He did not go to the police as all the people surrounding him told him he can go. This man left there but the child's parents complained to the police and filed a case. Now this man is in police custody for 2 days. How can I help this man to get out of this problem?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have applied for bail for my husband on the Public Prosecution website. He was sentenced to 6 months in prison for a criminal case, fined, and deported. He has now served 7 months in prison. He has a pending civil case, and a lawyer advised me that I can apply for bail, so I did. The application states that a decision will be made within 5 days. Does this mean I will receive a decision on the 5th day, or any day within 5 days? What are the chances of him being granted bail? Thank you!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My brother has been in Buheira police station for 25 days now. He had a minor accident in Sharjah that resulted in dents to two cars. They took him that day and said they needed to do drug tests on him. It's been 25 days now, and the results have not come back. They say it will take more time. We are unable to get bail because the lawyers say it shows as "under investigation" online, and until the investigation is over, we cannot get bail. We don't know what to do because the test results may take much longer, and we're not sure how long we have to wait. He's only 22, and now they say he has four charges against him for drugs and the accident.

Personal injury involves an injury sustained physically, emotionally and mentally. The injured person is entitled to claim damages where he has suffered an injury due to the other person’s wrongdoing. The victim may file a case against the person, who is found guilty in a criminal case or his insurance company if the defaulter has secured himself by insurance. The UAE civil law allows filing a compensation claim for injury damages.

The law promulgates UAE Criminal Procedural Law (Penal Procedures Law) which governs criminal procedures in the UAE. This law applies to the procedures relating to offences whose punishments are not specified, dogma and punitive offences, and blood money, if they do not violate the Sharia rules.