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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FINES AND PENALTIES FOR ARSON CASES IN THE UAE
The UAE Penal Code, Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021, puts arson under the category of crimes involving public danger, and maintains it as a felony. According to Article 354 of the Penal Code, arson could be committed against the following properties:
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- Factories, workshops and warehouses
- Inhabited/uninhabited buildings situated in cities or villages
- Railway vehicles or stations
- Wagons transporting persons with one or more people on-board
- Ships, whether sailing, at anchor, or at the port
- Aircrafts, whether flying or at the airport
- Buildings established or intended for dwelling located outside populated cities