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  • "The penalty shall be imprisonment for a duration of not more than ten years if the threat is a threat to commit a crime
  • The Public Prosecution, through a tweet published today on its social media account, clarified the penalty for the crime of electronic extortion

The Public Prosecution of the United Arab Emirates has warned that anyone guilty of making a threat to another person, using the ‘World Wide Web or means on information technology’ will get a prison sentence of up to two years and a penalty of not less than AED250,000 and not more than AED500,000

The Public Prosecution, through a tweet published today on its social media account, clarified the penalty for the crime of electronic extortion.

In accordance with the Article 16 of the Federal Decree-Law No.5 of 2021, concerning the combating of IT crimes, “Whoever blackmails or threatens another person to urge him to perform an act or to refrain from performing an act using the World Wide Web or means on information technology shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a duration of not more than two years and/or fined a monetary penalty of not less than AED250,000 and not more than AED500,000.

“The penalty shall be imprisonment for a duration of not more than ten years if the threat is a threat to commit a crime or to commit acts that are offensive to honor or status,” Public Prosecution stated.