The Public Prosecution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cited on Saturday, January 15, that a false witness could face the death penalty or life imprisonment if the witness’ false testimony resulted in these sentences for a guilty party.
In a video footage released today through its accounts on social media and reported by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the Public Prosecutor said that whoever “falsely testified before a judicial authority or body that has the authority to hear witnesses after taking an oath, denying the truth or concealing some or all of what he knows.”
The person who gave the testimony to the court, regardless of whether it was the testimony of an admissible witness or not, or whether it was accepted or not in those procedures, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of no less than three months, no matter the facts of the case in which he is being questioned, the Public Prosecutor further stated.
According to the Public Prosecution, if this occurred during a criminal investigation or trial, he should be sentenced to temporary imprisonment, and if the false testimony resulted in a death sentence or life imprisonment, he should be sentenced to the same punishment.
The Public Prosecution noted that distribution of this information is part of an ongoing campaign to enhance the culture of law in society, publish all new and updated legislation, and raise awareness of the law among the general public with a goal of spreading the culture of law as a way of life.
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