UAE Public Prosecution: Five years in jail for impersonating a public professional
Article 299 of the new penal code stipulates the penalty for
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Dubai: The penalty for impersonating a public professional is five years in jail, warned UAE Public Prosecution on Friday, February 25.
The violation for imitating a public servant is stipulated in Article 299 of the new penal code - Federal Decree-Law No. 31 for 2021. UAE Public Prosecution also stated that the penalty for impersonating a police officer is one to five years in detention.
Article 299 of Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 Promulgating Penal Code (Law of Crimes and Penalties)
Shall be sentenced to detention for a term not exceeding five years, whoever impersonates a public profession. Shall be sentenced to the same penalty, whoever interferes in a public profession or service, or performs a work or requirement related thereto, without being competent or entrusted to do so, with a view to pursuing an illegitimate end or realising benefit of whatever type for himself or for others.
The penalty shall be detention for a term of one to five years if any acts provided for in paragraph (above) are committed by impersonating the capacity of security or police personnel.
The penalty shall be detention for a term of one to five years if any acts provided for in paragraph (above) are committed by impersonating the capacity of security or police personnel.