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The Federal Prosecution for Combating Rumours and Cybercrimes on Sunday (July 9) ordered the arrest of an Asian expat who is accused of posting a video that insulted Emiratis. The prosecution accused the man of abusing the internet in posting a “propaganda that stirs up the public opinion and harms the public interest”. He was also charged with publishing a content that inconsistent with media content standards and insults the Emirati society. The Public Prosecution has also summoned the owner of the car showroom for an explanation. In the video, the expat is seen wearing an Emirati dress inside a luxury car showroom. He is followed by two people carrying what appears to be large sums of money as he is talking with the car showroom owner. He then arrogantly asks to buy a car that is worth more than Dh2 million. He is also seen distributing money to showroom employees that “reveals imprudence and lack of appreciation of the value of money, in a manner that promotes a wrong and offensive mental image of Emirati citizens and ridicules them, and then incites and provokes public opinion, which harms the public interest.” The said video was monitored on social media by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the UAE Attorney General Office. ICA/Expat Media
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