The President of the UAE and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, His
Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a new decree
for the amendment of Federal Decree Law Number 5 of 2012 concerning
UAE cyber crimes. The newly introduced law, Emiri Decree Number 2
of 2018 primarily focuses on fighting terrorism and curbing illegal
and unauthorized activities relating to cybercrime.
The initiative taken by the Government of Abu Dhabi is to ensure
security and to impose more severe penal implications for
activities that violate the cyber law of the UAE. The new decree
provides for amendment of three important provisions of the Federal
Decree Law Number 5 of 2018.
Article 26, 28 and 42 are the provisions which have been amended
under the new decree.
