The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an African to 3 years in prison to be followed by deportation over robbing two Asians in complicity with two countrymen (fugitives) at knifepoint. The convicts reportedly stole Dhs10,000, a wallet, and a mobile phone from the victims with coercion.
The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld a verdict issued by the Court of First Instance sentencing a gang of three Asians to one year in jail to be followed by deportation and fining them Dhs130,000 on charges of stealing the same amount of the fine from a shipping company.
An Eastern European woman, 46, stole women’s garments from a store of a Dubai shopping mall but was caught by the security guard, who filed a complaint with Dubai Police. The woman was referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution and then to the Court of Misdemeanours, which fined her Dhs5,000.
The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an Asian, 47, to 10 years in jail to be followed by deportation and fined him Dhs50,000 on charges of possessing and promoting drugs via a website and a WhatsApp messaging group.
The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld a verdict issued by the Court of First Instance sentencing a gang of five Africans to two years in jail to be followed by deportation and fining them Dhs300,000 on charges of stealing an amount equal to the fine from an Asian trader once he left a bank.