Hefty fine, jail for assaulting a public employee in UAE
- 14 Oct 2023
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
The UAE Public Prosecution in a post on its social media platform X has warned against assaulting a public employee and has detailed the punishments applicable for this kind of crime.
"If he achieves his goal the imprisonment will not be less than a year. If the crime was committed with premeditation or by more than one person, or if the perpetrator was carrying a visible weapon, or if the perpetrator of the crime hit the employee with the weapon than a heavier punishment will be meted out to the perpetrator. The perpetrator will be fined not less than Dhs100,000 or will be jailed for not less a year."
This is in accordance with Article 297 of Federal-Decree law No.31 of 2021 concerning the issuance of the penal code.
