The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeals, at its session today, examined the case of a young man accused of using a ferocious animal "dog" to intimidate and attack another, and set a date on the 24th of this month as a date for pronouncing the verdict, and the first instance court had ordered the accused to be imprisoned for three months with a fine of 10 Thousands of dirhams.
During the session, the defendant denied before the Court of Appeal Court, that he had been accused of using a ferocious animal to attack the complainant, indicating that he actually owned a dog without obtaining a license from the concerned authorities, but that he did not use it to harm anyone, and he sought from the court, the ruling, that he was acquitted of The accusation against him and, alternatively, he used the utmost compassion and mercy, to reduce the punishment imposed on him.
The court judge commented that the case file includes a statement to the witness, who was present, during the commission of the crime, and that the witness's statements confirmed the defendant's threatening and intimidating the complainant, that he directed his “dog” to attack the complainant, which caused fear and fear in The same complainant.