Abu Dhabi (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM – March 15, 2026) United Arab Emirates Public Prosecutor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi ordered the arrest of another group of 25 people of different nationalities. The defendants were referred to an urgent trial for publishing misleading content on digital platforms that would harm national defense measures and glorify acts of military aggression against the state.
This step comes in the wake of strict monitoring of digital platforms to combat the spread of fabricated information and artificial content aimed at inciting disruption of public order and undermining public stability.
Investigations and electronic monitoring revealed that the defendants were divided into three groups that committed different acts. These included publishing real clips related to current events, fabricating clips using artificial intelligence techniques, and promoting a state that engages in acts of military aggression while glorifying its leadership and military actions:
– The first group: publishing and distributing real video clips documenting the passage and interception of missile aggression in the country’s airspace or the effect resulting from it. They also filmed gatherings of individuals observing these events, adding comments and sound effects suggesting active aggression to create public anxiety and panic. Such footage risks exposing defensive capabilities and allows hostile accounts to reinforce misleading narratives.
The second group: fabricated visual content published and created by artificial intelligence or recirculated footage of events from Outside the country while falsely claiming it occurred inside the country.
These clips included staged scenes of explosions and missiles, often featuring national flags or specific dates to lend credibility to false claims and mislead the public.
– The third group: published content that glorifies the enemy state and its political and military leadership and promotes its regional military aggressions as achievements. This included praising the leaders of that country and recirculating propaganda that served hostility Media Speech that harms national interests.
The Public Prosecution began investigations into the accusations against the defendants and ordered their detention pending investigations.
The Public Prosecutor confirmed that these acts constitute a serious violation of the law and require taking the necessary criminal measures against their perpetrators. He pointed out that such activities mislead public opinion and cause social unrest.
The Public Prosecutor stressed that exploiting cyberspace to publish or circulate misleading content and footage that would harm public security or harm the state’s defense capabilities is a crime. criminal crime. He stressed that this is particularly critical given the military aggression the country is currently facing, and such behavior will be met with firm legal action.
He concluded by stressing that any person proven to be involved in these acts will be referred to the judiciary to receive the prescribed legal punishment. This serves as a just consequence for acts of misinformation and exaggeration of facts without regard to the country’s circumstances or security requirements.