Expats feel the UAE is a ‘land of justice’
THEY SAY IT’S A PEACEFUL PLACE TO LIVE WITH A FAIR LEGAL SYSTEM
Justice has been served and this is a land where one can reside peacefully and fairly without any fears surrounding society, said a Russian woman shortly after her hoodwinkers were imprisoned.
Two Asian men were ordered to serve a prison term by a Dubai court that also ordered them to pay Dh21,000 in compensation to the Russian resident, Svetlana, after she was conned and her money embezzled using deceptive methods.
“The UAE is a land of justice where everyone is treated rightly and rights are not breached or taken away from you. Your rights will always be protected and preserved,” she said after having won her legal dispute against her perpetrators.
The UAE celebrates its 47th National Day and since its establishment in 1971, millions of individuals have set foot in what a cross-section of residents have described as the homeland of “justice and safety”.
The UAE enjoys one of the safest, secure and the fairest police and justice systems in the world, according to a number of residents who were interviewed by Gulf News ahead of 47th National Day celebrations on December 2.
“I’m the last person to speak about the justness and fairness in this country since I myself am a legal practitioner,” said Egyptian legal consultant Mahmoud M., a Sharjah resident since 2005.
Having been familiar with the legal and policing system in the UAE, Mahmoud said: “I’ve practiced law and worked in this field in my homeland and a few other cities before I set foot in the UAE. Since birth, I constantly heard and read about the impartiality, wisdom, uprightness and fairness of Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Today and after having spent nearly 15 years in this land, I do not call it the United Arab Emirates ... I simply called it the land of fairness and security. It’s probably the safest spot on earth. I consider myself part of this country’s legal system and that’s why I can’t speak a lot about it. UAE equals ‘land of justice’”
“I’ve been living here for 5 years and have never had any immediate interaction with the law enforcement bodies herein ... it was until when those two culprits lured me into thinking that I had won a grand prize with du. They asked me to pay certain fees to be able to collect a purported cash prize of Dh200,000. Immediately I went to the police when I discovered that I was being duped ... swifter than I had expected, police nabbed those culprits and they were put behind bars. I can move on now and continue living peacefully and fearlessly here,” Svetlana told Gulf News outside courtroom 7 shortly after hearing that justice has been served.
Malicious case
Across the hall, British-Pakistani Javed A. walked out of courtroom 9 with a smile on his face and his eyes wide open: “I’m free ... I am innocent, it was a malicious case that my employer had lodged against me accusing me of forgery and theft. Thank God, this is a place where one feels safe and secure in the hands of justice, unlike many other countries abroad,” he replied when asked about how safe it feels living in the UAE.