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Filing a case against ex-employee for defamation
Hi,
Please note that I am the business owner of a Free Zone company (Ajman, UAE). I was successfully running the business for the last 3 years.
Unfortunately, one of my ex-employees who left us 6 months back has made access to our free zone portal using our password from outside, downloaded some employment contracts, payrolls and sent a big list of false allegations against me and my company to defame us and spoil the reputation of the company.
The ex-employee has sent these messages through his personal Whatsapp number to the COO of our USA-based buyer. He sent all these documents and made false allegations about me, my staff, and my family in person to defame me in front of our prime US customer.
A team member of the US buyer has emailed me and Whatsapped me these details to do an enquire about the facts. Is there anything I can do legally to ex-employee?
All I have is the Whatsapp messages and emails from my buyer regarding these things. The ex-employee is running his business in Dubai.
Dear questioner,
You can file a police complaint with all the supporting evidence and once the police complaint is filed, you can put a case of defamation and claim for the damages.
Kindly contact us via phone or email for further assistance.
Dear questioner,
As you know, it is your mistake not to change the password for your portal, but anyway, you can start to do some legal action by those Whatsapp messages and emails, as this is the only proof you have.
We can file a criminal report which can provide a charges list against him and claim compensation.
You can contact us on WhatsApp for proper legal advice.
