
Sentences range from a fine to six months imprisonment and deportation from the country, with confiscation of phones and deletion of video clips
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The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court issued its rulings against 10 defendants in a mass quarrel, filming it, and causing chaos inside a hotel in Abu Dhabi following previous disputes between them, as activists on social media interacted with the video of the quarrel being circulated.
The judiciary in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, issued its ruling against 10 defendants after a video of a mass quarrel was circulated in a hotel in the capital, which sparked widespread interaction among activists on social media.
The official Emirates News Agency stated in a report: “The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court convicted 10 defendants in the incident of a mass quarrel, filming it, and causing chaos inside a hotel following previous disputes between them. It sentenced 6 of them to imprisonment for a period of six months, and fined each of them 300,000 dirhams, with an order to deport them from the country after carrying out the sentence, for crimes of disturbing public security, spreading panic, and endangering people’s lives.”
She continued: "It ruled to punish two defendants with a fine of 50,000 dirhams each for the related charges against them, which included disturbing public security and assaulting the bodily integrity of others. The rulings included the conviction of the ninth and tenth defendants for violating the sanctity of private life and using the information network to photograph and publish clips of the quarrel. It ruled that they be imprisoned for a period of six months, fined each of them 300,000 dirhams, and deported outside the country after carrying out the sentence, with confiscation. Phones used and videos deleted.”
The Emirati agency added: “The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department confirms that the law enforcement authorities are continuing decisively in imposing penalties on violators and transgressors, in order to dedicate the principle of the rule of law, preserve public order, and protect the security and stability of society.”

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