10th July, 2023
An Asian man, filmed arrogantly telling a car dealer in a luxury showroom to sell the most expensive cars in the garage to him, has landed in trouble.
According to Arabian Business news, the United Arab Emirates has ordered his arrest.
In the viral video, the Asian man in an Emirati dress was seen attempting to buy a car worth $545,000 and other ones while being flanked by people carrying large sums of money.
He said, “What is the most expensive car here? Okay. I want the Mercedez, rolls royce and the Red Bull sports car.
Arabian Business reported that the man has been detained by UAE’s Federal Prosecution for Combating Rumours and Cybercrimes.
The man was accused of abusing the internet in posting exciting propaganda that stirs up public opinion and harms the public interest.
He was also charged with publishing content that was inconsistent with the media content standards and insulted Emirati society.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation at the UAE Attorney General’s Office also said it monitored a social media video clip in which the defendant was seen wearing an Emirati dress inside a luxury car showroom and followed by two persons carrying what appears to be large sums of money.
The video showed the man talking with the owner of the showroom and “arrogantly” asking to buy a car valued at more than AED2m ($545,000).
According to the UAE’s FBI, “He was shown distributing financial packages to the showroom employees in a way that reveals imprudence and lack of appreciation of the value of money.
“The video promotes a wrong and offensive mental image of Emirati citizens and ridicules them, and then incites and provokes public opinion, which harms the public interest.
“The Public Prosecution ordered the summoning of the owner of the car showroom in which the aforementioned video clip was filmed.”
The Public Prosecution urged social media users in the UAE to observe the legal and ethical regulations in the media content they publish.
Social media users were also urged to consider societal characteristics and embedded values of the UAE society that call for moral commitment in all aspects of behaviour.