Unified UAE Legislation Database

Federal Supreme Court - Criminal Appeal No. 206 of 2024 on Minimum Sentences for Bringing a Foreigner into the Country

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Federal Supreme Court

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

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Session on Monday, 10 February 2025
Headed by Judge Falah Shaye Al-Hajri, Head of the Department
and with the membership of Judges Mohammed Ahmed Abdel-Qader and Khaled Mustafa Hassan Ahmed

 

(1-3) Entry and residence of foreigners "Crime of bringing a foreigner into the country: The provisions on suspension of execution, substitution of punishment and judicial pardon contained in the Penal Code do not apply to the punishment imposed by the court of first instance."

 

(1) Application of the penalties provided for in the Law on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners . The provisions on suspension of execution, substitution of punishment and judicial pardon contained in the Penal Code shall not apply. Article 32, Federal Decree-Law No. 29 of 2021. Failure to achieve the purpose of the legislator and reduction of the penalty below the minimum. Error in the application of the law.

 

(2) The trial court's assessment of the penalty is the final decision in the criminal case.

 

(3) Disclosure by the court of first instance, in its assessment of the penalty imposed on the app...