Tajik citizens in Dubai have had their prison sentences reduced

The Supreme Court of Dubai has reduced the prison sentence for three citizens of Tajikistan who were found guilty of kidnapping and robbery.

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According to Al-Khaleej, the Dubai court reviewed the appeal of the three Tajik citizens aged between 18 and 35, and on August 15 of this year, reduced their sentence from three years to six months, while leaving the fine of 29,800 UAE dirhams (over 8,100 dollars) unchanged. According to the court’s decision, the three must be deported from the UAE after their release.

It is reported that in November 2021, a 26-year-old Chinese citizen hired these three Tajik citizens to help recover 20,000 dirhams (about 5,500 dollars) from another Chinese citizen, as the latter refused to repay debts.

According to Dubai police, the three detained the Chinese citizen, took him in their car to the desert, stole 16,000 dirhams, a mobile phone, expensive watches, and a gold ring. Later, they called his sister from his phone and demanded another 17,000 dirhams.

His sister reported this to the police. The police tracked them down using surveillance cameras and arrested them.

Initially, the Dubai court sentenced the three Tajik citizens to three years in prison, a fine, and deportation from the country after serving their sentence. However, the appellate court reduced the sentence from three years to six months but left the penalties of the fine and deportation from the country unchanged.