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UAE woman 'fined and deported' for checking husband's phone | UAE woman 'fined and deported' for checking husband's phone |
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A woman in the United Arab Emirates has been fined and deported after being found guilty of breaching her husband's privacy, reports say. | A woman in the United Arab Emirates has been fined and deported after being found guilty of breaching her husband's privacy, reports say. |
Local media said the woman checked her husband's mobile phone after becoming suspicious he was having an affair. | Local media said the woman checked her husband's mobile phone after becoming suspicious he was having an affair. |
The husband complained to the police and his wife was prosecuted under a cybercrime law, Gulf News reported. | The husband complained to the police and his wife was prosecuted under a cybercrime law, Gulf News reported. |
The unnamed woman - an Arab expatriate in the UAE - was fined 150,000 dirhams (£28,000; $41,000), the report said. | The unnamed woman - an Arab expatriate in the UAE - was fined 150,000 dirhams (£28,000; $41,000), the report said. |
She admitted to the court that she had accessed his phone without permission and transferred photos to her device, her lawyer told Gulf News. | She admitted to the court that she had accessed his phone without permission and transferred photos to her device, her lawyer told Gulf News. |
The lawyer, Eman Sabt, said the couple were in their 30s and of Arab origin, but gave no other information. |
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