The group of people allegedly involved in an indecent video shoot that occurred over the weekend in Dubai Marina will be deported from the UAE.
Essam Issa Al Humaidan, the Attorney General of Dubai, announced Tuesday evening that Dubai’s public prosecution office has finalized its investigation into the matter.
“The Public Prosecution office has completed investigations on a recently publicized photo shoot which contravened UAE law,” said Al Humaidan.
“The individuals involved will be deported from the United Arab Emirates,” he continued.
He added: “No further comment shall be made on the matter.”
On Sunday, Dubai Police arrested a group of people following an incident on the balcony of a Dubai Marina apartment, after an indecent video had been shared online.
More than a dozen people, all women, were allegedly visible in the footage, which appeared to be a publicity stunt.
The Dubai Police just arrested a group of people following what appeared to be a publicity stunt filmed on a Dubai Marina apartment balcony.
The footage apparently showed more than a dozen women on the balcony, which quickly became a subject of discussion on social media in Dubai.
According to the Dubai Police, a criminal case has been registered against the arrested, and they have been referred to the Public Prosecution for further legal action.
The Dubai Police cited two articles of the UAE’s Federal Penal Code: 361 and 17.
Article 361 of the Federal Penal Code states: “whoever publicly appears, sings, or engages in lewd speech, and whoever seduces others publicly into debauchery in any manner whatsoever, shall be punished by detention for at most six months and by a fine not exceeding AED 5,000, or by either of those two penalties.”
Furthermore, Article 17 of the UAE cybercrime punishes anyone who produces, transmits, publishes, and exploits through an electronic site gambling and/or pornographic material or any other material that may prejudice public morals. Any person who establishes, operators or supervises an electronic site and/or transmits, sends, or publishes through an electronic site; gambling and/or pornographic materials shall be punished by imprisonment and a fine of not less than AED 250,000 and not exceeding AED 500,000.
Dubai Police also issued a warning against such unacceptable behaviours which do not reflect the values and ethics of the Emirati society.
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