A woman in Sharjah was left with a broken thumb and minor cuts on her body after a fight broke out over a selfie. According, to the Sharjah police, it all started after three women visited a salon to get their make-up done for a friend's wedding. The women were so happy with their make-up that they took a selfie.
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However, the trio were not aware that, a woman from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was also captured in the selfie. The GCC national was standing behind the women when the selfie was clicked.
When the GCC national asked them to delete the picture, they refused to do so. The argument soon led to an altercation leaving the GCC national with a fractured thumb on her right hand and also some minor cuts and bruises on her body.
The salon owner was unable to resolve the dispute and called police.
According to the law in United Arab Emirates, clicking photographs of others without their permission is a punishable offence. The law says, "That who commits an act which breaches the privacy of other people's lives by listening to a conversation, recording or sharing a clip, or taking a picture of a person without their consent, faces jail or a fine."
The Federal Law No 5 for 2012, on social media, states that a person found guilty can be jailed for a period no fewer than six months, fined between Dh 150,000 and Dh 500,000 (Rs 26 lakh to Rs 87 lakh) or both.
