Sharjah court bans publication of report on case before ruling

Judge Abdul Rahman Sultan bin Taliah, Chairman of the Sharjah Court of First Instance, has said in a statement that the report published by Reuters news agency on October 22, regarding the case filed by FAL Oil against ‘the Government of Sharjah — Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA)’ is preliminary and subject to comment by both parties, and should not be discussed publicly before the verdict is pronounced in accordance with the court’s discretion.

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Published: Thu 25 Oct 2012, 9:21 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:40 AM

He added that the case should not be published before issuance of the ruling by the court, indicating that the publishing is a violation of Articles 263 and 264 of the federal penal code No (3) of year 1987 and its amendments.

The court is still considering the matter and has not yet made any decision, Taliah said, adding that even after the Court of First Instance made a decision, the verdict would remain open to appeal in accordance with the UAE legal system.


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