The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal –State Security Chamber– has sentenced an Emirati national called Saif Salem Saif Ali Al Muqbali to three years in prison and fined him Dh5 million, while also ordering the removal of the offensive video, the closure of his social media accounts, and the confiscation of the phone used in committing the offence.
The UAE Attorney General had earlier ordered the defendant to stand trial in expedited proceedings after investigations revealed that he had published a video containing incitement and calls to marry underage girls in the Kingdom of Morocco, falsely claiming that Moroccan laws permit such acts.
Investigations confirmed that the defendant used rhetoric capable of stirring sedition, hatred and societal discrimination, and of harming the fraternal relations between the Emirati and Moroccan peoples, constituting a serious violation of the country’s laws and deeply rooted societal values.
Source: Khaleej Times