Woman acquitted of blasphemy during fight

Legal and Court Correspondent

Awoman voice technician has been cleared of blasphemy and deriding Islam during a fight with two sisters.

Two Palestinian sisters were reported to have got into a heated argument with the 31-year-old Jordanian voice technician and her female friend in January in Bur Dubai. When the argument led to a physical fight, the 31-year-old Jordanian woman was reported to have been heard using blasphemous words and insulting Islam.

The reasons behind the argument between the four women remained undisclosed in records that cited that police were summoned to the scene of the fight.

Citing lack of corroborated evidence, the Dubai Court of First Instance acquitted the Jordanian of blasphemy and deriding Islam by cursing the religion of one of the sisters.

When she appeared in court, the Jordanian woman pleaded not-guilty and refuted the charges. “I did not use any blasphemous words or curse Islam. The incident happened in January and I have reconciled with the women [Palestinian sisters] … they have waived their complaint against me. I swear to God that I did not curse The Almighty. I didn’t deride the religion [Islam],” she told the court.