On behalf of His Highness Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President of the United Arab Emirates
The Constitutional Chamber, comprising:—
President of the Court, President Presiding Judge: Mohammed Hamad Al-Badi Al-Dhahiri And the judge’s membership: Shihab Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi The judge: Falah Shaye Al-Hajri The judge: Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Tuniji The judge: Jumaa Ibrahim Al-Otaibi Secretary: Sadiq Sayed Ahmed al-Ghoul At the public sitting held on Wednesday, 25 Rajab 1447 AH On 14 January 2026, at the headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi.
It issued the following judgement
In Case No. 02 of 2025 (Constitution):
Claimant: Mohammed Khalid Bilal Faraj Bakhit
Defendant: The Public Prosecution Service
Date of filing: 22 January 2025
The aggravating circumstances set out in the contested provisions are characterised by rigidity and harshness. Consequently, the provisions in the contested texts concerning the imposition of a harsher penalty in Narcotic substances, in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Law on Combating Narcotic Substances Psychotropic substances and the United Nations Convention agains...