Breitbart Public prosecutors for the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) issued a warning on Monday to citizens who “mock” the federal government’s official efforts to combat the Chinese coronavirus, reminding them they face a maximum punishment of two years in prison and a fine of roughly $54,450 for the offense, according to U.A.E. law.
The U.A.E.’s Federal Emergency Crisis and Disasters Prosecution office issued a statement through the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) on January 10 in which it “warned” the U.A.E. public “not to spread rumours or false information about the preventive measures adopted by authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 [Chinese coronavirus] and not to flout them.”…
