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Q: How do I find out if a friend has been arrested in Dubai and where they are?

Jul 19, 2018
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Getting information about a person arrested in Dubai

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Q: A relative of mine has been arrested in Dubai.
We reside in Pakistan and we don't know where he is or what crime he has been charged with.
How can we find out more details of the case or contact him?


Nov 8, 2018
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How to find a missing person?
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Q: Good day,
My workmate was missing 2 days now. We track his flat and check his whereabouts and found out he was last seen at a billiards place near his house.
Two guys from the billiards place informed us that he and 3 more (2 guys and 1 lady) was taken by the CID. We went through the police station in Al Murraqabat and the police there said that his name is clear and he is not detained or jailed.
How can we find him now?

Aug 18, 2021
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A brother is arrested in the UAE. What to do while being in home country?

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
My brother was arrested about 3 weeks ago because his visa was due and he overstayed. Since then, I haven't heard from him, his lines are switched off.
The people who got arrested together with him have since then been deported to Nigeria, but he is yet to return. There are no other offenses except for overstaying.
What can I do?
I look forward to your reply,
Thank you!


Nov 30, 2022
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Boyfriend arrested in Dubai airport. How to help him?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
How can you help me find my boyfriend?
My boyfriend was arrested in Dubai airport. I don't have his passport copies, visa pages, or Emirates ID.
When he called, he didn't know his case number. He said he was arrested and needed a $2,500 USD bond.
I don't have that much money to bail him out. I haven't heard from him since.
He was on a business trip and was on his way home when he was detained at the airport.

Jul 22, 2023
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Friend arrested by CID for drug use, not in police station after 4 days, what to do?



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Q: Hello,
One of my friends was arrested by the CID for drug use. It has been 4 days since then, and we do not know where they took him.
We have been looking for him in every police station, but he is not there. What should we do in this case? What is the process?




Aug 20, 2023
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code 29
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.
Dec 8, 1987
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Federal Law No. (35) of 1992 Concerning The Criminal Procedural Law 13
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.
Jun 15, 1992
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Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law 0
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).
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