Article No. (30) of the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates stipulates that: Freedom of opinion and expressing it in words and writing and all other means of expression is guaranteed within the limits of the law, that is, it is explicitly permitted for me and others to express in any way whatsoever, and to criticize any party or person, as long as they are not I go beyond the limits of literature, in a way that does not slander, insult and defame.
And with the clarity of the text of the article, however, what is happening, whether it is on social media or other, has become a matter of surprise in a shameful and uncivilized way. Someone writes a tweet in which he criticizes a certain party, and the poor service in it, so one of the patriot traders jumps in anger at her, to distribute treason deeds on him, and he asks him to clear the tweet, and one of them may joke with an innocent joke, then apologize for it, but he will surely find someone to look for, and send dozens of reports to The Ministry of the Interior, the police, and the National Security Service, because that joke did not like it, and interpreted it poorly, and found that its owner deserves the punishment.
Controversially, some practice this method over others, and allow themselves what he rejects for others, as he is allowed to criticize situations that he does not like, and he has the right to practice criticism harshly towards people and institutions, imagining that he is the last pill of patriotism, but whoever disagrees with him is not acceptable to him any criticism or A proposition that conflicts with his theses and ideas.
There are those who do not realize that freedom of expression is a human right, whether they live in a backward or developed country, this right cannot be robbed or confiscated, or bidding on it, as long as it did not violate the law, did not offend anyone or contradict the prohibitions that The law touched on it, so let others express their opinions and ideas, whether you agree with them or disagree, and let us rise a little in our dealings with the other opinion, and accept the criticism with open source, and we do not occupy the competent authorities with tweets and regular videos because they did not like us and do not coincide with our taste, these bodies have concerns And files and issues greater than a trivial tweet written by a person Ja For, his elbow does not know Buah.
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