Dubai Public Prosecution warns against letting others use bank cards

Dubai Public Prosecution warned against allowing others to use bank cards and accounts, or performing financial transfers and deposits on behalf of the card or account holder without knowing their true purpose.

Officials also warned community members, especially young people, against underestimating such actions, emphasising that a financial transaction which  seems normal or helpful to another person could turn into a complex legal case if linked to illegal activity.

This came after a young man fell victim to one of his friends whom he allowed to use his bank card to buy games, resulting in a sentence of three weeks in detention pending investigation, before investigations later revealed his non-involvement in the crime, as it turned out the card was used to purchase narcotics, and the competent authorities arrested the actual perpetrators.

This occurred during the "Legal Chats on the occasion of International Law Day" session, organised by the Community Development Authority (CDA) in cooperation with Dubai Public Prosecution at Al Warqa Council, in the presence of Consultant Dr Mohamed Hussein Bin Ali, First Advocate General at Deira Prosecution, Consultant Shihab Ahmed Saleh, Advocate General at Family and Juvenile Prosecution, and Hamad Al Amiri, Prosecutor at the Narcotics Prosecution in the Public Prosecution.

Participants emphasised that legal awareness and prevention represent the first line of defence in facing crime.

Consultant Dr Mohammed Hussein Bin Ali, First Advocate General at Deira Prosecution, emphasised that a simple decision could place a person in a highly complex legal situation, stressing the necessity of not allowing others to use bank cards or personal accounts, unless the person is fully aware of the purpose of their use.

Hamad Al Amiri, Prosecutor at Narcotics Prosecution in the Public Prosecution, also emphasised the importance of raising awareness about the dangers of drugs and their effects on the individual, family, and society, explaining that confronting this scourge is a shared responsibility not limited to security bodies, but rather requires a real partnership with the family and society.