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The State Public Prosecution clarified, through a film material that it published on its social media accounts, the penalty for assaulting employees.
The Public Prosecution indicated that, according to Article 297 of Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, whoever uses force, violence, or threats with a public employee or assigned to a public service with the intention of unlawfully imprisoning him shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of no less than (6) six months. He has the right to perform an act of his position or to abstain from it without achieving his goal. If he reaches his goal, the penalty will be imprisonment for a period of no less than one year.
The penalty shall be imprisonment for a period of no less than one year and a fine not exceeding (100,000) one hundred thousand dirhams if the crime was committed premeditatedly or by more than one person, or if the perpetrator was clearly carrying a weapon, or if the perpetrator of the crime was struck.
The publication of this information comes within the framework of the State Public Prosecution’s ongoing campaign to enhance legal culture among members of society, publish all new and updated legislation in the country, and raise the level of public awareness of the law, with the aim of spreading the culture of law as a way of life.
