Sheikh Saif praises Emirati girl who rescued minor from harassment

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, made a phone call to Maitha Mohammed, a content maker at the New Media Academy, who published a video clip titled ‘My Story with a Victim of Harassment’, in which she recounted how she helped a 13-year-old girl, who was subjected to online harassment.

Maitha educated the girl about her rights and advised her to use the Ministry of Interior app HEMAYATI, communicate with the police and the Child Protection Centre and not give in to fear or surrender to blackmail.

During the phone call, which was broadcast by the Ministry of Interior on its official platforms, Sheikh Saif praised Maitha’s role and her use of social media to support the society and confront crimes.

“When I received the call, I felt that I was on the right path and that I began to reap the fruits of my effort,” Maitha said, noting that Sheikh Saif’s call embodied the unlimited support provided by the wise leadership to young cadres and its keenness to highlight community efforts that have a positive effect on the society.

Minor girls rescued from a nighclub

In 2019, four minor girls, identified as Bangladeshis have been rescued from a nighclub in Deira by Dubai Police.

The girls, who are between the age of 16 and 17, came into the country at different time last year to take up jobs as dancers at a nightclub in Al Muraqabbat.

The police got an alert about underage looking dancers working in a nightclub.

The Dubai Police raided the club and found 19 women and five defendants.

According to the police all the women they found during the raid were involved in flesh trade. Four out of the 19 were under the age of 18.

The victims have been refered to a Women and Children’s Shelter after the raid.

According to authority the defendants brought the victims into the country by forging their age on their passports.

One of the victims said she came to work as a dancer because of the need to support her family back home.