س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله، فتحت بلاغ ضد شخص منذ 3 سنين بشرطة دبي بشيك قيمته 850 ألف درهم إماراتي وهذا الشخص مسجون في أبوظبي وإلى الآن لم يتم التحقيق معه. هل يمكن أن أطلب تحويل الملف للقاضي ليحكم عليه غيابيًا؟ وهل من الأفضل أن أحول القضية للمحكمة المدنية حيث يتوجب عليّ دفع رسوم كثيرة؟ هل هناك حل لتأجيل الرسوم لوقت الانتهاء من الحكم المدني؟ أرجو منكم إفادتي بأفضل حل أضمن به حقي علمًا بأن الشخص باقي عليه حكم 4 سنين.

Q: Dear Sirs, I am writing to ask for your kind advice and assistance to help our brother, Artur Ligeska, a Polish citizen who is detained in prison in Al Sadr. He is terminated since October in terrific conditions and he does not even know what are the accusations. He has been already twice in a court, however, the given public defender has never appeared. What is more, the case was in Arabic without an interpreter. Artur was given some documents to write under pressure without translations. Polish Embassy in the UAE, as well as Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has already risen questions to the legal authority to get an access to case files and find out why is he terminated, however without any results. Could you please investigate the case and help our brother to get out of this prison. We are looking forward to your answer. With regards Mariusz Ligeska

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