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| UAE arrests man for sharing road attack video | UAE arrests man for sharing road attack video |
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| Police in Dubai have arrested a man who filmed an incident in which a United Arab Emirates government official attacked an Indian van driver. | Police in Dubai have arrested a man who filmed an incident in which a United Arab Emirates government official attacked an Indian van driver. |
| The man has been arrested for sharing footage of a crime, after his video was posted on YouTube and went viral, prompting anger both inside and outside the country. | The man has been arrested for sharing footage of a crime, after his video was posted on YouTube and went viral, prompting anger both inside and outside the country. |
| The official who carried out the attack has also been arrested. | The official who carried out the attack has also been arrested. |
| The victim of the assault has not filed a complaint. | The victim of the assault has not filed a complaint. |
| The Dubai police force explained on its Twitter feed that the man who filmed the attack was arrested "because he shared it". | The Dubai police force explained on its Twitter feed that the man who filmed the attack was arrested "because he shared it". |
| "If a crime was video recorded, the recorded material has to go privately to the police and not shared over internet," another tweet read. | "If a crime was video recorded, the recorded material has to go privately to the police and not shared over internet," another tweet read. |
| The clip shows the official angrily taking off his agal - the rope used to keep the traditional Arab head dress in place - and repeatedly hitting the driver with it. | The clip shows the official angrily taking off his agal - the rope used to keep the traditional Arab head dress in place - and repeatedly hitting the driver with it. |
| The official is also seen punching the driver. | The official is also seen punching the driver. |
| Police have quoted the attacker as saying that the van driver had clipped his four-wheel drive vehicle and drove off, adding that he was verbally abusive when eventually stopped. | Police have quoted the attacker as saying that the van driver had clipped his four-wheel drive vehicle and drove off, adding that he was verbally abusive when eventually stopped. |
| Many people in the UAE have denounced the attacker's actions as shameful, especially during the holy month of Ramadan. | Many people in the UAE have denounced the attacker's actions as shameful, especially during the holy month of Ramadan. |
| "The overwhelming clamour for the attacker to be brought to justice shows that no-one is too important to avoid being brought to account," said The National, a government-owned English daily newspaper, in an editorial. | |
| However, the police and public prosecutor have stressed that everyone in the country is equal before the law. | However, the police and public prosecutor have stressed that everyone in the country is equal before the law. |
| According to the UAE's penal code, if convicted of assault, the attacker could be jailed for up to one year and fined 10,000 dirham (£1,795). | According to the UAE's penal code, if convicted of assault, the attacker could be jailed for up to one year and fined 10,000 dirham (£1,795). |
| The UAE has taken steps to improve conditions for foreign labourers, who are mostly from South Asian countries, after repeatedly coming under fire by rights groups in recent years. | The UAE has taken steps to improve conditions for foreign labourers, who are mostly from South Asian countries, after repeatedly coming under fire by rights groups in recent years. |