The Public Prosecution of Abu Dhabi has ordered the arrest of a man accused of insulting the Federal National Council (FNC) in a video posted on social media.
Prosecutors said the man – who is not an FNC candidate himself – appeared in the video mocking and offending the candidates and their campaigns, according to state news agency WAM.
He threatened to promote “criminal and obscene acts”, said WAM, if he was elected to the council. The video was shared on social media websites during the elections.
Prosecutors have issued a warrant for his arrest, and also denied that it represents a breach of the public’s freedom of expression.
They explained that, under UAE law, freedom of opinion is protected so long as it does not “breach limitations of morality and religion” and offend others.
Abu Dhabi attorney-general Ali Mohammed Al Baloushi urged the public to use social media with caution, WAM reported.
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