Written by Dr. Hassan Elhais A thorough study demonstrates that under the UAE criminal procedure law, the arrest of an individual might take place mainly in three potential scenarios. These are explained as follows.
First is when the arrest order is issued by Judicial Police Officers. Under Article 45 of the Criminal Procedure Law, the law provides the Judicial Police Officers with a discretionary power to order an arrest of an individual against whom there is evidence that he committed a crime in the following cases:
Such arrest orders could be issued in the presence or absentia of the accused.
After getting the accused arrested, the Judicial Officers are most likely to refer them to the Public Prosecution within a period of a maximum of 48 hours. The Public Prosecution would have the right to decide whether to issue an arrest order or another order to keep him in detention for a longer period or to release him. This is per Article No. 47 of the Criminal Procedures Law.
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