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What is the penalty for impersonating public professions?

The UAE Public Prosecution (PP): Shall be sentenced to detention for a term not exceeding (5) five years, whoever impersonates a public profession.

Shall be sentenced to the same penalty, whoever interferes in a public profession or service, or performs a work or requirement related thereto, without being competent or entrusted to do so, with a view to pursuing an illegitimate end or realizing benefit of whatever type for himself or for others.

The penalty shall be detention for a term of (1) to (5) five years if any acts provided for in paragraph (1) are committed by impersonating the capacity of security or police personnel.

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