IS THAT TRUTH ???? WE HOPE THAT ...Dubai will not jail journalists over violations

Dubai ruler and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates decreed on Tuesday that journalists should not be jailed over their work, two days after two were sentenced to a two-month jail term for libel.“Sheikh Mohammed had issued his directives to the relative organizations not to imprison any journalist because of journalistic task,” the official WAM news agency quoted as saying Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of National Media Council (NMC).He further added that Sheikh Mohammed emphasized that “there are other procedures to be taken in case of a certain violation by any journalist but imprisonment is not included.”
“Sheikh Mohammed issued his directives to the cabinet to speed up its steps towards issuing press and publication law in the light of the amendments made by the NMC in collaboration with relevant organizations,” Abdullah added.His move came two days after two Dubai-based journalists – an Indian and an Egyptian working for the English-language daily Khaleej Times -- were sentenced to two months for libel.They have since been released on bail and are appealing. Two UAE nationals were also recently sentenced to jail for defamation on an Internet site in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, another UAE member, and are appealing the rulings. The website has been closed