Dubai: A woman pretending to be a GCC national used social media to spread immoral and indecent content that incites vice and immorality, Dubai Police said on Thursday.
Dubai Police’s Al Ameen services said the woman was arrested after the service received multiple complains about her accounts, because of her inappropriate and distorted portrayal of the Gulf identity in her videos.
Al Ameen service enables people to confidentially contact the police round the clock with any problems or concerns they mayhave.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigated the accounts through their cyber crime division, to ensure the claims made against her were true. It turned out they were.
The woman was then arrested as she had violated UAE laws, and ignored Islamic values, customs and traditions. She also misused social networking websites in a way punishable by UAE cybercrime laws of 2015, under which it is a criminal offence to post pictures or videos that incite immorality and vice.
The woman presented herself as a GCC national through her accounts on Instagram and Snap Chat, and would post indecent, provocative videos of her body and clothes, intended to attract followers.
Al Ameen warned people against impersonation on social media, which is quite common.
They said people need to be aware of such behaviour, so they do not fall victim to con artists, blackmailers and people abusing social media for illegal gains.
Dubai Police urged the public to report any inappropriate behaviour on social media to Al Ameen Service, in order to protect children and youth on the internet.
How to contact Al Ameen:
- Call and Fax: 8004888 from within UAE and 009718004888 from outside the UAE.
- SMS: 4444
- Email: alameen@alameen.gov.ae
- Website: www.alameen.gov.ae
- Whatsapp: +971 50 856 6657
- Blackberry PIN: 52ADFDE0
