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Facebook Rant Lands US Man In UAE Jail

Posted by timothy on from the man-vs-the-state dept.

blindbat writes While back home in the U.S., a man working in the United Arab Emirates posted negative comments about the company he worked for. Upon returning to the country to resign, he was arrested and now faces up to a year in prison under their strict "cyber slander" laws designed to protect reputation.

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  1. Re:When in Rome by Penguinisto · · Score: 4, Informative

    That doesn't make the "law" any less unjust.

    That said, It was kind of a stupid thing to do on his part. Should have resigned first, gone back home, *then* get hot on Facebook (though IMHO glassdoor.com would have been a better place to dump his invective.)

    I just hope for his sake that ... nevermind; just RTFA'd. Dude went ballistic.

    PS: summary sucks - the guy could wind up in prison for *five* years, not one.

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  2. Re:When in Rome by linuxrocks123 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Thanks for bringing this up. Minor correction is he was charged but not convicted.

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  3. Re:When in Rome by kamapuaa · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, the software was sold in the US. And, charges against the dude were dropped. And it was 14 years ago. So I think it's understandable that it's no longer a burning issue.

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