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Can I sue an employee for sending threatening WhatsApp messages?
Dear Sir/Madam,
One employee who recently resigned has sent threatening WhatsApp messages, abusing and cursing my family, swearing at them, and wishing that bad things happen to my family.
What are my rights in the UAE regarding this behavior by the employee?
Can I sue this person and report them to the police?

Dear Questioner,
Yes, sure, this is an electronic crime.

Dear Questioner,
Yes, you can file a complaint at the competent police station, but it will depend on the threatening and abusive words that he has been sent.Dear Questioner,
Yes, it is possible to file a complaint for defamation.
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Hello, dear questioner,
You can file a criminal complaint under the Rumors and Cybercrime Law within a period of three months from the date of the incident.
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Dear user,
Yes, you may file a complaint against them.
According to the UAE cybercrime law, shall be punished by imprisonment and a fine not less than two hundred fifty thousand dirhams and not in excess of five hundred thousand dirhams or either of these two penalties whoever insults or accuses another person of a matter of which he shall be subject to punishment or being held in contempt by others, by using a computer network or an information technology means.