Dh5,000 fine for taking woman’s photos

Man hauled to court on breach of privacy charges by woman he was in accident with

An Indian man has been slapped with a Dh5,000 fine for taking pictures of a woman involved in a car accident with him.

The Sharjah Appeal Court found ordered the man to pay the fine after he was found guilty of taking pictures without the woman’s permission. Judge Abdullah Yousuf Al Shamsi also ordered him to pay the court fees.

Eman Sabt, the woman’s lawyer, said her Emirati client filed a complaint with police

After the woman found out that the man took pictures of her coming out of the car, she decided to file a case against him for breach of privacy.

after she found the man taking pictures of her while she was getting out of her car.

After the woman found out that the man took the pictures, she decided to file a case against him for breach of privacy and for taking pictures without her permission.

The accident was reported in Abu Shagara last March.

The case was first referred to Sharjah Misdemeanour Court, which cleared the man of the charges but the public prosecution appealed the decision and got the verdict in their favour.