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Man arrested for recording video of valet sitting on car bonnet in Dubai

Police have arrested a man for account an unusual incident that occurred at a convergence on Jumeirah Road. 

The man was additionally confined for posting and sharing the video on long range informal communication locales, which became famous online in the UAE inside two or three hours after it was transferred on the web. 

The recording recorded a debate between a valet specialist of an inn and a lady who would not pay for the stopping expenses. 

The viral video, which flowed through online life on Tuesday, demonstrated the valet leaving specialist sitting on the vehicle's cap as the female driver headed out. Inevitably, the driver constrained the valet specialist to bounce off the vehicle. 

Colonel Faisal Al Qasim, Director of Security Media at Dubai Police, said that recording individuals without their insight and distributing their pictures via web-based networking media or on sites is a criminal offense in the UAE. 

As indicated by Article 21 of the UAE Cybercrime Law, any individual who abuses innovation to rupture the protection of others can be condemned to imprison for a half year as well as a fine going from Dh150,000 - Dh500,000. 

Under Article 21 of the Federal Decree, Law No. (5) of 2012 for cybercrime, an individual will be held subject for break of protection on the off chance that they listen in, duplicate or email any sort of data and scenes, or uncover and distribute any information online notwithstanding whether it is valid or not.

Col. Al Qasim called on members of the public to report any incident, crime or dispute to the authority by calling the non-emergency number 901 or through the Police Eye service, which can be found on the Dubai Police app or the website dubaipolice.gov.ae.

With the Police Eye feature, residents can file their complaints from across nine different categories: disturbances, alcohol or drugs, suspicious vehicle, suspicious sale, gambling, vandalism, prostitution, begging and miscellaneous.

Residents were also warned not to take photographs or videos of others, as Col. Al Qasim explained that “people should never send videos to relatives or friends, even if it is in good faith, so as not to be held legally accountable.”

“Trading videos or picture can harm ohers and damage their reputation,” said Col. Al Qasim, adding that such types of irresponsible behaviour contradicts the customs and traditions of Emirati society.

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