Case dropped against man who posted Rolls Royce video

dubai — An Egyptian man who was detained by the Dubai Police after the video he posted of a Rolls Royce allegedly parked in a disabled bay went viral, has had the charges dropped against him.

The police confirmed that the case has been dropped.

Balwinder Sahni, the owner of the vehicle which carries the Dh33 million Dubai number plate, D5, told Khaleej Times he is not out to hurt people. “I released the case against the Egyptian because he was a very poor man.”

As per the UAE Cybercrime Law No. 5 of 2012, the man could have faced a fine of from Dh150,000 to

I released the case against the Egyptian because he was a very poor man

Balwinder Sahni, owner of the vehicle

Dh300,000 as well as up to six months in jail.

Sahni said: “I am a nice man and I did not wish to hurt him. But please, I don’t want people to hurt my feelings either.”

The video was first posted back in mid-October and was shared thousands of times online as it looked to show Sahni parked in a disabled spot. Although the driver did receive a Dh1,000 fine and four black points for the alleged violation, Sahni later proved that the car was in fact not parked, but had “pulled up for just 30 seconds” to offload some heavy bags from the vehicle.

Colonel Yousuf Al Oudaidi, director of Al Barsha police station, said the police opened the case when Sahni complained that he was subjected to slander and abuse because of the video. He said the case was not referred to the public prosecution as the complainant agreed to pardon the videographer. The detained man told the police that he did not mean to offend the businessman with the video. Colonel Al Oudaidi said the suspect said he shared the video to show the famous number plate to his friends. — kelly@khaleejtimes.com

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