A British man has been arrested for filming Iranian missile attacks on Dubai.
The 60-year-old from London has reportedly been arrested but has not yet been charged.
He was allegedly filming the rockets, which rained down on him Middle East HOW Iran retaliates against the US and Israel‘Operation Epic Fury’, Telegraph reports.
United Arab Emirates has been the target of a number of Iranian missiles, but officials have been told not to film any strikes in the region.
It is against the law to distribute material that causes public panic or harms public order.
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Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, said: “The UAE’s cybercrime laws are some of the toughest in the world when it comes to social media.
“People can face fines of up to US$77,000 simply for posting comments that authorities say harm ‘public order’ or ‘national unity.’
“In times of war, these laws become even more dangerous. Residents are effectively being warned to stay silent online. Visitors are especially vulnerable because they often assume they are protected by their country’s free speech standards. They are not.
“The danger is very real and many people are now too afraid to speak out publicly, even if they disagree with what is happening.
“It is illegal to take pictures of government buildings and people have been accused of posing in front of forbidden places.
“There is a real risk that visitors stranded in the UAE will unwittingly break the law.”
It comes as The Navy is preparing warships for evacuation will be deployed to help stranded British tourists and expats Dubai.
RFA Lyme Bay is being placed on ‘heightened readiness’ to be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to help Britons stuck in Middle East.
of Ministry of Defense said: “As part of careful planning, we have taken the decision to bring RFA Lyme Bay on heightened alert as a precautionary measure should she be required to assist with naval duties in the eastern Mediterranean.”
The ship, which is a landing craft, has aviation and medical facilities prepared for humanitarian aid missions.
It is currently in Gibraltarwith the status change only ‘preliminary’.
The influencers left in place say they are ‘stuck in the middle of World War III’.
Aviation expert Daniel Goz, known as Nonstop Dan, claimed he was stranded because the only tickets home were economic class.
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