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UAE: Up to Dh100k fine, 5-year jail term for begging File photo If a beggar is found to be suffering from Covid-19 and transmits the infection, the person is liable to be sentenced to jail Begging is illegal in the UAE and anyone found guilty shall be jailed and penalised with hefty fines. Adel Shawky, a legal advisor, said: “Article 5 of Federal Law No. 9 of 2018 states that whoever commits the crime of begging is punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months and a fine of not fewer Dh5,000. The same law can be invoked on a beggar found faking injury or permanent disab...