The Dubai Police have warned public\nmembers against beggars who take advantage of their sympathy and generosity\nduring the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Mr Butti Ahmad bin Darwish\nAl Falasi, Director of Security Awareness at Dubai Police, the number of\nbeggars usually increases in the Emirate during Ramadan as they want to exploit\npeople’s generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Falasi said their “Begging is a\nWrong Concept of Compassion” awareness campaign, which they launched in\ncooperation with the Islamic Affairs & Charitable Activities Department (IACAD),\nhas sent 76,060 awareness emails to external and internal customers intending\nto raise the awareness against such societal scourge that detracts from the\ncivilised image of any society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Falasi further noted that the\ncampaign’s awareness materials on social media recorded 453,038 views,\nincluding 181,000 on Twitter, 137,408 on Facebook, and 1341,621 on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Falasi also warned residents against\nonline beggars who ask for help through emails, WhatsApp or other social media\nplatforms. He explained that beggars send images of people in poor conditions\nand fabricated pleading phrases asking for help to support orphans, treat sick\npeople, or build mosques and schools in poor countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The UAE government has put in\nplace official channels for charity, and those in need should register with\nthese institutions to ensure donations reach them,” he reaffirmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Falasi explained that begging is an\nuncivilised act in society and a crime in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Federal Law No. 9 of 2018 on\nAnti-begging states that anyone caught begging in the UAE will be fined AED\n5,000 and imprisoned for a term of up to three months. Those operating\nprofessional gangs of beggars or recruiting people from outside the country to\nwork as beggars face a jail term of not less than six months and a minimum fine\nof AED 100,000,” he continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further added that Federal Law No.5\nof 2012 on Cybercrime prohibits any person from creating or running an\nelectronic site to raise donations without obtaining a license from the competent\nauthority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The director of Dubai Police security awareness also urged the public to report beggars to the toll-free number 901 or through the Police Eye service via Dubai Police App and to report online beggars and suspicious cyber activities on www.ecrime.ae <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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