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Yemeni fined Dh1.5m for giving shelter to 15 infiltrators
A Yemeni man has been given a fine of Dh1.5 million for giving shelter to 15 infiltrators. The Court of First Instance at Bani Yas also ruled that he must serve a jail term of two months.
- By Rayeesa Absal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 22:00 April 28, 2008
Abu Dhabi: A Yemeni man has been given a fine of Dh1.5 million for giving shelter to 15 infiltrators. The Court of First Instance at Bani Yas also ruled that he must serve a jail term of two months.
The man, identified as Q.A. has been convicted of harbouring 15 men after helping them enter the country illegally, Abu Dhabi Police said.
The punishment is one of the biggest amounts handed out in the history of courts of first instance for breaching laws of residency and naturalisation since the last amnesty ended.
According to the court sentence, the man helped the men enter the country illegally through Oman without any legal papers and also sheltered them in a rented room. Q.A. rented the room from a Bangla-deshi national for Dh1,500 and collected Dh200 from each of the fifteen illegal men for the accommodation.
The man was arrested during an inspection campaign carried out by the Naturalisation and Residency department in Bani Yas.
The illegal men will also have to spend two months in jail, following which they will be deported to their native countries. The appeal court upheld the sentence given by the Court of First Instance.
Meanwhile, officials warned people against violating the laws by helping illegal residents enter the country or by sheltering them.
A senior official stressed that it is the responsibility of building owners to ensure that their buildings are devoid of illegal residents.
18 arrested: False passports
Eighteen people of various nationalities have been arrested at Sharjah International Airport for trying to enter the country using fake passports, a Ministry of Interior spokesperson said.
Out of the 18 arrested, 14 are of African origin, two are Europeans and two are Asian.
The group was arrested after close scrutiny of the passports revealed the discrepancies.
First Sergeant Marwan Al Sayegh, at the Passport section of the airport said that the security systems installed bythe airport helped successfully identify the violators.
According to statistics provided by the ministry, over 55 people from various countries have been arrested since December 2007.
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