法务： 拍照案系列：在阿联酋敏感地区拍照将受处罚

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在阿联酋敏感地区拍照或将坐牢

在诸如外交使团这样的敏感地区拍照被严格禁止甚至会导致监禁和罚款



迪拜：高级律师提醒说，拍摄外交使团的照片是受阿联酋法律处罚的犯罪行为。Mustafa Zafeer OV，
Mustafa 和 Almana Associates的管理合伙人和资深律师说：在国家内的所有外国大使馆和领事馆都是东
道国的责任。所以若这种敏感建筑的照片被拍摄，它将被视作对国家安全构成威胁，于是根据阿联酋刑法
第168条或者根据指控的其他规定，将对这种行为作出处罚。

来自Al Midfa and Associates的Mohammad Hameed硕士说：1987年刑法联邦法例第三项第168（2）明
确指出，任何人违反主管当局的禁令有拍摄照片，录像或者画图，制作站点地图的行为的都将被处以拘留
和罚款，或是二者之一。由于居民和游客总喜欢毫不顾忌地在公众场合拍照，要求公众意识到该项法律规
定显得尤为必要。

前不久，一个人韩国人因美国驻阿布扎比大使馆引起了他的遐想而拍摄了照片，便被逮捕且带到了国家安
全法院。去年五月，三人因拍摄伊拉克和伊朗代表团而入狱。

Mustafa说：在这种情况下法律的无知不能作为辩护理由，当一个人被逮捕的时候，不知道该项法律的辩
护词在国家安全法院是站不住脚的。但依据具体情况，承认错误有可能被赦免。法官在这里执行其自由裁
量权。依据刑法第98条，如果法官发现犯罪情节或罪犯需酌情处理，他可以适当减少惩罚。

Jail for taking pictures of sensitive areas

Taking pictures of sensitive areas like foreign diplomatic missions is strictly prohibited and may lead to imprisonment and fine
(From gulfnews)

DUBAI: Taking photographs of foreign diplomatic missions is a criminal offence punishable under the UAE law, top lawyers have cautioned.

Mustafa Zafeer OV, Managing Partner and Senior Lawyer at Mustafa and Almana Associates, said: “All foreign embassies and consulates within the state are the responsibility of the hosting country. So when pictures of such sensitive buildings are taken, it can be deemed a threat to state security, which may attract penal action under Article 168 of the UAE Penal Code or other provisions depending on the charges.”

Mohammad M.A. Hameed from Al Midfa and Associates, said: “Article 168 (2) of the Penal Code–Federal Law No 3 of 1987 clearly states that detention and a fine, or either one of these two penalties, shall be imposed upon anyone who photographs, films or makes drawings or maps of sites or places contrary to a prohibition issued by competent authorities.”

The need for public awareness about such legal provisions has come to the fore as tourists and residents alike freely take pictures of public places.
Only recently, a Korean who took photographs of the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi, saying its architecture caught his fancy, was reportedly arrested and taken to the state security court. Last May, three others also landed in jail after taking pictures of the Iraqi and Iranian missions.

Mustafa said: “Ignorance of the law in such cases is no defence. When a person is arrested, the plea that he is ignorant of the law will not stand in the state security court. But admitting a mistake can be considered a ground for a pardon depending on the circumstances of the case. Judges use their discretionary powers here. Article 98 of the Penal Code says if the judge finds the circumstances of the crime or those of the offender require mercy, he may reduce the punishment.”