The Man Who Posted The Viral ‘Crying Man’ Video On Social Media Has Been Arrested By The Dubai Police
This all began when a man filmed a video of a worker crying in a Cars taxi station in Dubai and uploaded it on social media without his permission.
The video became viral in no time forcing the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai (RTA) to intervene and issue a series of tweets regarding the incident.
We would like to clarify that the video being circulated on social media regarding the man crying in a Cars taxi station in Dubai. He does not work for the company, nor does he have any fines registered in his name.
نود التنويه إلى أن مقطع الفيديو الذي يتم تداوله عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي حول الشخص الذي “يبكي” خلال تواجده في مقر شركة كارس للأجرة بدبي، بأنه ليس من العاملين في الشركة، 1/4
— RTA (@RTA_Dubai) June 29, 2018
He was there to ask about the AED20,000 fines which a relative who works for the Cars company had accumulated.
وليس الشخص المعني بمراجعة المخالفات، ولكنه تواجد في مقرها للاستفسار عن سبب تراكم المخالفات على أحد أقربائه من السائقين العاملين في شركة كارس، 2/4
— RTA (@RTA_Dubai) June 29, 2018
The investigation is underway to find out the reasons for the accumulation of fines on the driver.
والتي بلغت 20 الف درهم. وجاري التحقيق لمعرفة أسباب تراكم المخالفات على السائق. 3/4
— RTA (@RTA_Dubai) June 29, 2018
The person who filmed the man crying and then posted it on social media will be found and prosecuted.
كما نود التأكيد على أنه تم التواصل مع السلطات المعنية لاتخاذ الإجراءات القانونية مع الشخص الذي قام بالتصوير ونشر الفيديو. 4/4
— RTA (@RTA_Dubai) June 29, 2018
And now the man responsible behind the filming incident has been detained and referred to the public prosecution.
Fines for acts including filming videos of people without their permission and circulating them on social media can range from AED150000 to AED500000.
