Any act which endangers lives of people is punishable by law, warns UAE Public Prosecution - GulfToday

Any act which endangers lives of people is punishable by law, warns UAE Public Prosecution

  • 17 Sep 2022
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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The UAE Public Prosecution (PP), on Saturday, clarified through a post published on its social media accounts the penalty for endangering the lives of people.

The UAE PP said that in accordance with the Article 399 of the Federal Decree-Law No.31 of 2021 in passing the crimes and penalties law, whoever deliberately commits an act that would endanger the life, health, security or freedoms of people, shall be sentenced to imprisonment and/or fined a monetary penalty.

The penalty shall be imprisonment if the act leads to occurrence of a damage, whatsoever, without prejudiced to any more stringent penalty that is stipulated by the law.

This post is part of the Public Prosecution’s continuous efforts to promote legal culture among members of the community and increase their awareness about the latest legislation in the country.

 

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