DUBAI: Police have arrested a man for recording an unusual incident that took place at an intersection on Jumeirah Road.
The man was also detained for posting and sharing the video on social networking sites, which went viral in the UAE within a couple of hours after it was uploaded online.
The footage recorded a dispute between a valet worker of a hotel and a woman who refused to pay for the parking fees.
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The viral video, which circulated through social media on Tuesday, showed the valet parking worker sitting on the car’s bonnet as the female motorist drove away. Eventually, the driver forced the valet worker to jump off the car.
Colonel Faisal Al Qasim, Director of Security Media at Dubai Police, said that recording people without their knowledge and publishing their images on social media or on websites is a criminal offence in the UAE.
According to Article 21 of the UAE Cybercrime Law, any person who misuses technology to breach the privacy of others can be sentenced to jail for six months and/ or a fine ranging from Dh150,000 – Dh500,000.
Under Article 21 of the Federal Decree, Law No. (5) of 2012 for cybercrime, a person will be held liable for breach of privacy if they eavesdrop, copy or email any type of information and scenes, or disclose and publish any data online regardless whether it is true or not.
