ARCHIVAL PHOTO: Radiocars in Abu Dhabi, UAE. © Getty Images / Cedric Ribeiro
Forty-five people of different nationalities were arrested for sharing video footage of Iran's rocket and drone attacks on the UAE, confirmed police in the Abu Dhabi emirata.
Since the US and Israel attacks in late February, Iran has intensively attacked US bases and another facilities in the Gulf States.
Tehran says he doesn't feel "No hostility" to its arabian neighbors, but stresses that Washington facilities are "reasoned objectives".
The publication of videos of Iranian attacks may rise public concern and lead to the spread of rumors in the community, reported the police on Saturday.
She added that legal and administrative measures were taken against those responsible.
On Thursday, a consulting company Detained in Dubai reported that 21 people, including a 60-year-old UK citizen, were charged in the United arabian Emirates under cybercrime laws for filming attacks.
Under UAE law, they are facing up to 2 years in prison and fines ranging from about $5,500 to $54,500; foreigners hazard deportation.
"The allegations are highly vague, but they are serious on paper.
In fact, alleged behaviour can trust on something as simple as sharing or commenting on a movie that is already circulating on the Internet” said Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai.
She warned that "foreigners request to realize that what may seem average in social media elsewhere can lead to arrest in the United arabian Emirates".
On Monday, Qatar reported the arrest of over 300 people for filming Iranian attacks.
A fewer days later Bahrain announced detention of six people on akin charges.
The Ministry of the Interior of the monarchy called on the public to "to refrain from spreading or re-published unreliable videos or messages to avoid legal liability".
"If governments [in the Persian Gulf] begin arresting expatrians for sharing or discussing news during the conflict, this threatens to undermine the image that they tried to build as safe, modern global centers" – stressed Stirling.
Israel besides exacerbated censorship during the conflict, initiated jointly with Washington, prohibiting the live broadcast of the city's panoramas during Iran's rocket attacks, images identifying the locations of the attacks and another content considered a safety threat.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/634938-uae-iran-attack-videos/
