Q: Hello Experts! Kindly assist with the below: In a penal case that is still at the investigation stage, if your statement was taken and they realized you are truly innocent, with your name included only by association, is there a chance that your name can be dropped before being referred to court? Or does the fact that they took your statement mean you must appear in court?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I had a criminal case, and today the judgment came, declaring me innocent. Now, how can I lift the travel ban? What are the procedures, and how long will it take to remove the ban?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have a criminal case against me involving two people. The judgment was made, and the other person appealed, but I couldn't. What do I do now that the appeal time has passed? We are both innocent.

Q: I and two of my employees gave witness against some people in Ajman that I saw selling a container of cell phones that they took from a guy they cheated. Also, I witnessed that they were involved in the fraud. They got convicted and they made an appeal. Now they did the following: 1) The company owner (Staying in Pakistan) confessed in the objection that he did everything legally, such as signing an agreement and selling the company to a company other than the person I witnessed against. 2) They mentioned the mistake in my dates that the material was sold inside the port directly from company to company not by them. I gave dates of witnessing them 5 days later as compared to papers of delivery given by Dubai customs under name of buyer. 3) They showed that they have previous cases against me that I did not tell the court, prosecution, and judge. Can they get easy acquittal? How can I stop them from getting acquittal because after acquittal they will surely open a case against me?

Q: The complainant said in a complaint that I received the shipping documents from him. However, this is a lie and he and his fake witness (his friend) only said that to trap me in this case. They never presented any written paper, receiving or CCTV camera, or any sort of evidence. The judge still ordered a punishment and I made an appeal in Ajman. I have submitted my defense paper already. How should I tell the judge about this that they are telling lies only?

In a criminal proceeding, the standard of proof to uphold a conviction is beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution has the duty of establishing the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal proceeding. This implies that the prosecution has to persuade the court that the evidence used in the trial cannot lead to any other plausible conclusion.

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).