Whoever knowingly possesses or hides any proceeds from a crime without taking part in committing it shall be punished with the penalty prescribed for the crime from which he knows they have resulted. If the perpetrator does not know that such things are proceeds of a crime, but has obtained them in circumstances which lead him to believe that their sources are illegal, the penalty shall be incarceration for a period not exceeding (6) six months and/or a fine not exceeding (20,000) twenty thousand AED. The lawsuit shall expire upon the expiry of the principal crime from which such proceeds have resulted by conciliation. The court shall rule the returning such things if they are public property.
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