Man fined for insulting nurse on Google review in Dubai

Dubai Misdemeanour Court convicted a young Arab man for defaming and insulting a nurse working at a health centre through a "Google Review." The suspect was fined Dhs5,000, with the sentence suspended for three years. Additionally, his phone was confiscated, and the offensive comments and data were removed from the website.

The incident dates back to when an Arab nurse working at a medical fitness centre in Al Karama filed a complaint stating she was subjected to verbal abuse and insults while performing her duties. She explained that while drawing a blood sample from the suspect, routine procedure for renewing his health card, she later discovered that he had filed a complaint against her, accusing her of unprofessionalism in taking the sample.

During the interrogation, the nurse revealed that the young man accused her of being unskilled and claimed she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs while on duty. She added that a colleague informed her about an offensive review on "Google Reviews," which included these accusations in an evaluation of the medical centre.

According to a report from the General Department of Criminal Investigation, the owner of the account used to post the Google review was identified and arrested. During questioning, he admitted to the charges, explaining that he had visited the medical centre in Al Karama for a blood test to renew his residency.

He claimed the nurse inserted the needle into his right hand, causing bleeding, and then repeated the process in the other hand, prompting him to file a complaint with the centre and post a negative review in both Arabic and English, describing the incident.