The crime of theft

 As for the crime of theft in the United Arab Emirates, theft is one of the most heinous crimes committed against individuals and against society, despite this, it is one of the most widespread crimes in the Arab world; from stealing a mobile phone and a wallet to stealing a car and real estate.

 As one of the countries that represents a front for the Arabs and is characterized by applying all the laws and regulations in all matters, the UAE law has responded in the face of the crime of theft, and we will get to know this in detail.

First of all, here is the definition of theft as described by the UAE legislator :

 The crime of theft is the illegal seizure of the property of a third party with the intention of depriving him of it. Some other crimes are referred to as theft, but they are not according to the law : robbery, embezzlement, breach of trust, fraud or fraud.

 There are two types of theft: aggravated theft and ordinary theft. Aggravated robbery is, for example, when two armed people rob a house at night, and the charge is often a felony, if you are charged with it you will find yourself in prison for life. Ordinary or simple theft is theft without the above circumstances and can result in a misdemeanor charge. If you are convicted of it, you will find yourself in at least 6 months in prison, in addition to the dimensions if you are a foreigner, moreover, in light of the tightening of the UAE Penal Code in the prison sentence and the lack of complacency, waiver or reconciliation in it, as the crime of theft is not considered an assault on the right of the individual only, but an assault on the right of an entire society, so theft penalties are applied without mercy, in addition to raising the value of the fine by the beginning of 2022 to scare criminals or those who wish to commit a crime.

The accumulated experience of Theft Crimes Lawyer in Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE is working to rid the accused of the crime by signing the minimum penalties stipulated by the law.

 As the UAE legislator has increased the penalty for theft in certain circumstances, the penalty may reach life imprisonment :

1. Committed at night.
2. Committed by two or more persons (gang).
3. Robbery with carrying or threatening a weapon.
4. To occur in a residential place, either by entering it directly or by climbing and breaking doors and locks, or entering it by deception.
5. If it is made by more than one person with coercion and threat.
6. If you fall at night with the use of a weapon.

 Life imprisonment is meant to be for life, but the actual one is 25 years, and temporary imprisonment is a term of imprisonment determined by the judge and the facts before him for theft, usually between 3 and 15 years.

What are the elements of the crime of theft

– Any crime consists of several pillars, and its occurrence is denied by the fall of one of these pillars. The elements of the theft crime are as follows:

1- the material element: that is, the criminal’s intention to take the stolen thing from its owner and seize it, knowing that this is an explicit criminal act and yet complements it. (The act of theft has already been completed).

2- the moral pillar: the availability of knowledge and the will of the thief.

3 – the place of theft : the materiality of the stolen thing, i.e. its portability and mobility such as money, car and mobile………. Etc .

4- ownership of the stolen thing from the stolen one

 Finally, dear reader, we at THE BLACK ROBE FOR LEGAL CONSULTANCY AND DEBT COLLECTION, defend the accused, whether on ordinary or aggravated theft charges or other honesty-related crimes, such as the charge of dishonesty, fraud, fraud or other charges. Despite the strict penalties imposed on the thief in the UAE, it is fairly widespread, especially in large cities such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, due to congestion and overcrowding of businesses and individuals, but it is one of the lowest Arab countries in theft rates, and usually the types of theft are simple thefts.