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UAE court rejects woman's WhatsApp insult case as she filed it late

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UAE court rejects womans WhatsApp insult case as she filed it late

Abu Dhabi - Court rejects slander lawsuit on the grounds that the woman filed the case too late.

Published: Mon 5 Mar 2018, 1:09 PM

Updated: Mon 5 Mar 2018, 6:23 PM

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The Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance rejected a cyber crime case brought against a woman accused of slandering on social media.
The court argued that the act of slander had taken place more than three months prior to the date of the case being filed, reported Al Bayan - therefore, the court found the lawsuit inadmissible according to Article 10, paragraph 2 of the Federal Penal Code pursuant to cyber crimes.

The case

A woman threatened and insulted her friend on Whatsapp.
The woman took the matter to court but not until the period for reporting such incidents has lapsed.



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