ABU DHABI, Apr 11 (NNN-WAM) – The UAE authorities referred 129 people to the Attorney-General, for failing to abide by the quarantine and isolation measures, implemented by various bodies, to curb the spread of COVID-19 and ensure public safety by prohibiting any behaviour that may endanger others.
“Pursuant to the Cabinet Resolution No. 17 of 2020, those who fail to comply with home quarantine measures will be referred to the Emergency and Crisis Prosecution at the Federal Public Prosecution, if the violation is committed for the third time. They will be tried and jailed for a minimum of three years or fined a minimum of AED 100,000 as per the law,” said the Chief of the Emergency and Crisis Prosecution, while commenting on the Attorney-General’s updated Resolution No. 38 of 2020 on the enforcement of fines and penalties against violators.
“First-time offenders will be fined AED 50,000 once a report is filed and the offender is informed of his or her violation. The fine shall be doubled to AED 100,000 for second-time offenders,” he added.
“Should the violator fail to pay the fine, the judiciary will be notified to register the offence in the e-criminal system, at the Ministry of Interior, or at local police departments, to collect the fine from him or her in a legal manner,” he noted, explaining that a mechanism has been developed in agreement with the health authorities to ensure that the Emergency and Crisis Prosecution shall be notified, in case the violator tested positive for COVID-19, in order to turn the offence into a criminal case tantamount to the crimes covered by the penal code and the law on combating communicable diseases.– NNN-WAM
