Nigerian Mission in Dubai offers Lady jailed in UAE for cybercrime law violation moral, consular support - NIDCOM
Foreign
THE Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has provided more clarification in the case of a Nigerian lady, Dunchi Lar, who was convicted under the United Arab Emirates laws for recording and circulating “offensive” video on social media.
Under the UAE cybercrime law, taking a video or photograph of someone without his/her consent and posting such on social media is an offence punishable with one year jail term or a fine of between approximately $69,000 and $137,000 or both jail term and fine.
Lar made and tweeted the viral video of the UAE official at the Airport.
This law also applies to eavesdropping, recording, photographing, or disclosing audio or video communication of a person without his/her permission, taking photographs or videos of a dead person or accident victim without such person’s consent.
She was sentenced on the 12th of October and has 15 days to appeal the judgment.
“Dunchi Lar can still appeal the ruling and has been assured of moral and consular support by the Nigerian Mission in Dubai,” the statement by NIDCOM said.
A.I
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