It is a crime to violate the sanctity of the life of others
Imprisonment and a fine is a penalty for photographing accident victims and publishing them electronically
Youssef Al-Sharif: “Standing to photograph the victims, hinders the arrival of ambulances and police to the scene of the accident.”
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The legal advisor, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, warned the curious of the penalty for filming road accident victims and publishing them on social media, as it is considered a crime in the eyes of the law for violating the sanctity of the lives of others, with a penalty of up to six months in prison and a fine of up to half a million dirhams.
Al-Sharif said, in video episodes broadcast by "Emirates Today" on its platforms to shed light on the newly issued laws, that Article (44) of the Rumors and Cybercrime Law, in its fourth clause, provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a period of no less than six months, and a fine of no less than 150 One thousand dirhams, and not more than 500 thousand dirhams, for those who use the information network with the intention of attacking the privacy of a person or the sanctity of the private or family life of individuals, without consent, and in cases other than those authorized by law in one of the ways, including taking pictures of the injured or victims of accidents or disasters, or transmitting or publishing them without the permission or consent of the concerned parties.
He praised what the legislator approved of tightening the penalty in this article, as this would limit the curiosity spread among many people, especially those who have a passion and curiosity for photographing accidents and cause traffic disruptions, despite all the warnings and warnings issued by the competent authority for the likes of These, but there are still those who are trying to portray the accidents.
He added that standing to photograph the victims hampers the arrival of ambulances and police to the scene of the accident, and makes it difficult for them to rescue the injured, in addition to the crowding and obstruction of rescue efforts.
He cautioned that filming the victims and the dead directly affects the feelings and feelings of their relatives, because they may refuse to let one of them defame their son or breadwinner, or they do not want this video or photography to remain a bad memory for them.
Likewise, if there are pictures of disasters in which people are killed, for example, when a car sinks in a valley or someone is pulled by a torrent, and intruders photograph such accidents, this act is also considered a crime punishable by law.
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