Criminal Complaint
بلاغ جزائي
A criminal complaint is a formal report filed by a victim, witness, or concerned party with the competent UAE police station or Public Prosecution accusing a specific person of a criminal offence. The complaint triggers a police investigation during which statements are taken, evidence collected, and suspects may be summoned or detained. The Public Prosecution then decides whether to refer the case to a criminal court, shelve it for insufficient evidence, or settle certain minor offences. For a set of personal offences — including misdemeanour insult, defamation, minor assault and some family offences — the law requires a complaint from the victim and allows withdrawal before final judgment, which terminates the prosecution. Filing a knowingly false complaint is itself a crime.
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البلاغ الجزائي هو إخبار رسمي يقدّمه المجني عليه أو أحد الشهود أو أي صاحب مصلحة إلى مركز الشرطة المختص أو النيابة العامة بجريمة منسوبة إلى شخص بعينه. يُباشر البلاغ تحقيقاً شرطياً تُستمع فيه الأقوال وتُجمع الأدلة ويُستدعى المشتبه بهم أو يُضبطون. ثم تقرر النيابة العامة إحالة القضية إلى محكمة جزائية، أو حفظها لعدم كفاية الأدلة، أو تسوية بعض الجنح البسيطة. ويشترط القانون في طائفة من جرائم الأشخاص — كالسبّ والقذف غير الجسيم، والإيذاء البسيط، وبعض الجرائم الأسرية — تقديم شكوى من المجني عليه ويسمح بالتنازل عنها قبل صدور الحكم النهائي فيترتب عليه انقضاء الدعوى. أما تقديم بلاغ كاذب فهو بحد ذاته جريمة.
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