During the last two days of the holy month of Ramadan, citizens and residents observed the spread of tricks and innovative methods followed by beggars to beg passersby, the most prominent begging in shopping centers and outlets, as they raise the sympathy of shoppers, and claim that they can not pay the value of breakfast, .
For its part, the Ministry of the Interior called on members of the community to cooperate with the police in reporting beggars, while being cautious of their fraudulent methods, stressing the prosecution of beggars and the application of penalties.
Khalid Ahmed said that the methods of beggars are developing between Ramadan and the other, in order to deceive the members of the society and seize their money. He said that he monitored cases of begging, some of them knocking on the doors of citizens' homes day and night, others stopping worshipers in front of mosques or passing by. That the beggar is keen to develop imaginative and believable stories, such as his claim of illness, inability to buy medicine, interruption of his means and his need for money to refuel or to pay the value of a bus ticket to return to his place of residence, and others.
He stressed the importance of educating members of the society about the fraudulent methods of beggars and reporting them. He pointed out that there are several charitable organizations officially concerned with the receipt of donations and zakat of individuals and philanthropists and distributing them to the beneficiaries.
Abu Hashza agreed with him, stressing that he finally spotted beggars as shoppers in malls and outlets. They stop people in the corridors and claim that they can not pay the food they carry, which is their breakfast, which leads some to help them. Begging, and not providing financial assistance to them.
Ahmed Said said he was stopped by a beggar family on the road asking for help. Their father claimed he was unemployed and could not return to his country and was in dire need of living expenses. He refused to help him and turned him into a charity.
In a related context, the Federal Public Prosecutor called on individuals to preserve the civilized image of society by informing the concerned authorities about the perpetrators of begging crimes, stressing that begging is a crime punishable by law.
According to the public prosecution, through an awareness video broadcast through her account on the social networking site «Twitter» begging is a crime in accordance with the provisions of Federal Law No. 9 of 2018 in the fight against begging, punish the perpetrator of the crime of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months and a fine not less than Dhs5000, while the person who manages the organized crime of begging, and the person who brought people to use them in committing them, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than six months and a fine of not less than 100,000 dirhams.
Begging regulator
The Federal Public Prosecution has been known to beg for a financial or in-kind benefit in any form or way. Structured begging is begging committed by an organized group of two or more persons.
According to article (3) of the law, the public prosecution may refer the accused in the crime of begging to the Ministry of Community Development or the competent local authority to work for social welfare or rehabilitation of the work, if the social security provisions are available.
The law states that it is an aggravating circumstance if the crime of begging is committed if the beggar is properly structured or has a visible resource to live. If the beggar has created injury or permanent disability, pretended to perform a service to others or used any other means of deception and defamation with the intention of influencing others, Their kindness.
• "Federal Prosecution": "Imprisonment and fining the penalty of exploitation of others in begging."