Dubai Police arrest man for roaming around naked in JBR, assaulting two people

Investigations confirmed that he suffers from extreme psychological issues

Dubai Police arrested an Arab nationwide for behaving obscenely in public on Friday.

The assertion, posted on Dubai Media Workplace’s Twitter account, got here shortly after footage on social media confirmed a person roaming bare across the streets within the JBR space earlier than attacking a supply driver and a safety guard.

Police mentioned investigations confirmed that he suffers from extreme psychological issues.

Public nudity is punishable by regulation within the UAE.

As per Article 358 of the UAE’s Penal Code, anybody who commits a lewd act – similar to public nudity – is in violation of public decency and might earn the offender a jail time period of at the very least six months.