Abu Dhabi man fined Dhs7,000 for insulting woman verbally and on social media
As a result, the victim filed a criminal case and a verdict was accordingly issued.
The plaintiff filed a lawsuit in which she requested the court to obligate the defendant to pay Dhs30,000 in compensation for the harm she had befallen as a result of the words he uttered on a social media platforms that tarnished her reputation and caused her serious harm.
She also requested the court to obligate the defendant to pay the incurred expenses and lawyer's fees.
The court explained that it was established from the previous criminal case that the defendant was charged with insulting the victim with offensive words over the phone and insulting her again in a way that tarnished her reputation by sending the messages indicated in the report to a social media platform.
According to the provisions of Articles 292 and 293/1 of the Civil Transactions Law, any harm to others necessitates the perpetrator to pay a compensation, the court said, adding that the defendant's mistake caused the plaintiff moral harm as embodied in pain and grief.
Based on the above, the court estimated that the compensation the victim deserves for the trauma she suffered to be Dhs7,000.
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