A man has been handed an eight-year jail term on sexual assault and human trafficking charges. Pawan Singh/The National
A man has been handed an eight-year jail term on sexual assault and human trafficking charges. Pawan Singh/The National
A man has been handed an eight-year jail term on sexual assault and human trafficking charges. Pawan Singh/The National
A man has been handed an eight-year jail term on sexual assault and human trafficking charges. Pawan Singh/The National

Courts

Dubai Criminal Court resumes normal hearings

The court was closed on March 17 due to the coronavirus but later launched remote proceedings

Salam Al Amir
Salam Al Amir

June 16, 2020

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Dubai Criminal Court has resumed hearing cases as usual following an easing of coronavirus restrictions.

Staff returned to its courtrooms on June 14, although some cases will continue to be dealt with online.

Remote hearings were introduced from April 19 as part of government efforts to ensure criminal proceedings were not overly disrupted because of the pandemic.

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Dubai court hearings suspended

As of this week, defendants who are in police custody for minor offences will still have their cases heard online.

Officials said only those who had been released on bail would be required to attend court in person.

“Dubai Courts will continue to employ smart services and will encourage their use among customers to save time and effort,” said director general Taresh Eid Al Mansouri.

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ESSENTIALS

The flights

Emirates flies from Dubai to Phnom Penh via Yangon from Dh2,700 return including taxes. Cambodia Bayon Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air offer return flights from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap from Dh250 return including taxes. The flight takes about 45 minutes.

The hotels

Rooms at the Raffles Le Royal in Phnom Penh cost from $225 (Dh826) per night including taxes. Rooms at the Grand Hotel d'Angkor cost from $261 (Dh960) per night including taxes.

The tours

A cyclo architecture tour of Phnom Penh costs from $20 (Dh75) per person for about three hours, with Khmer Architecture Tours. Tailor-made tours of all of Cambodia, or sites like Angkor alone, can be arranged by About Asia Travel. Emirates Holidays also offers packages. 

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