Abu Dhabi's Court of Appeal overturned a life sentence for possessing cannabis and psychotropic substances with intent to traffic and reclassified the offence as possession for personal use. The court found no evidence of promotion, negotiation or delivery, and said the investigation did not explain why police had concluded he was trading. It imposed three months in prison, the sentence for personal use, and upheld the deportation order.[1]
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References
- Gulf News — Abu Dhabi court overturns life sentence, reduces drug charge to personal use (19 December 2025)Court of Appeal judgment; trafficking charge reclassified; three months' imprisonment; deportation upheldarchived
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