Prison terms, heavy fines for those involved in Abu Dhabi hotel brawl

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has convicted 10 people over a brawl at a hotel, which was filmed and circulated online.

Six of the defendants have been sentenced to six months in prison, fined AED 300,000 each and ordered to be deported after serving their sentences.

They were convicted of disturbing public security, causing panic and endangering lives.

Two others were fined AED 50,000 each for disturbing public security and assaulting others.

Meanwhile, the ninth and tenth defendants were also handed six-month prison sentences, fined AED 300,000 each, and ordered to be deported for "violating privacy laws by using information technology" to film and publish footage of the incident.

The court further ordered the confiscation of their mobile phones and the deletion of the footage.

The case followed investigations by the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution, after police arrested those directly involved in the fight, along with two individuals who filmed and circulated the footage.

All ten were subsequently referred to court.

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