An audio message condemning an Arab for insulting and defaming

Ras Al Khaimah Court obligated the defendant to 2000 dirhams in compensation.

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An audio message sent by an (Arab) man to another (Gulf) containing insulting and slanderous phrases caused him to be convicted before a court of first instance, and fined 1,500 dirhams.

Al Khaliji filed a lawsuit before the Partial Civil Court in Ras Al Khaimah, claiming 30,000 dirhams in compensation for the moral, material and psychological damages he suffered as a result of being insulted and slandered.

In detail, the case papers stated that an Arab person insulted a Gulf citizen in a voice message via WhatsApp, and the latter filed a lawsuit requesting that the defendant pay 30,000 dirhams in compensation for the moral, moral and psychological damages caused by the defendant, while obligating him to pay fees, expenses and attorney's fees.

The verdict stated that the criminal judgment issued by the Court of First Instance condemned the defendant by punishing him with a fine in absentia, and the judgment became final because he was not challenged in any way of appeal.

She explained that after referring to the minutes of evidence collection, it became clear that the plaintiff submitted the complaint before the defendant, and decided that the defendant insulted him, and submitted audio messages that contained insults and slander, according to which the court concludes that the defendant’s fault is established by committing a crime using information technology means, and the Public Prosecution referred him with this. accusations, and the Court of First Instance issued the criminal order against the defendant in absentia.

And she completed that the voice messages and the expressions they contained included abuse and contempt for him and his family and an insult to him that would generate a feeling of humiliation, sadness and contempt, and the court considers that the moral damage to the plaintiff’s feelings is fixed because those words harm the plaintiff’s feelings, and accordingly the court orders the defendant to pay the plaintiff 2000 dirhams in compensation for material and moral damages, and obliged him to pay the expenses.

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