Two women under arrest for capturing a policeman on duty

Dubai Police have arrested two women for invading the privacy of others using information technology. As they have captured and posted a video clip on social media channels of a policeman while arresting and controlling a suspect who resisted the legal procedures of his arrest after committing a criminal act.

Brigadier General Jamal Salem Al Jallaf, Director of the Criminal Investigations Department explained that, shall be punished by imprisonment of a period of at least six months and a fine not less than one hundred and fifty thousand dirhams and not in excess of five hundred thousand dirhams or either of these two penalties whoever uses a computer network or and electronic information system or any information technology means for the invasion of privacy of another person in other than the cases allowed by the law and by any of the following ways:

• Eavesdropping, interception, recording, transferring, transmitting or disclosure of conversations or communications, or audio or visual materials.
• Photographing others or creating, transferring, disclosing, copying, or saving electronic photos.
• Publishing news, electronic photos or photographs, scenes, comments, statements, or information even if true and correct.

Shall also be punished by imprisonment for a period of at least one year and a fine not less than two hundred and fifty thousand dirhams and not in excess of five hundred thousand dirhams or either of these two penalties whoever uses an electronic information system or any information technology means for amending or processing a record, photo or scene for the purpose of defamation of or offending another person or for attacking or invading his privacy.

Brigadier General Al-Jalaf called on community members to respect the privacy of others and to refrain from posting videos or pictures on social media platforms, in addition to not capture and circulate police security operations, as this is a clear violation of the decree of the Law on Combating Information Technology Crimes.