1. If the witness informs the court that he is unable to appear before the court for a valid excuse such as his illness or any other excuse preventing him from appearing to give testimony, the court may move to his place and hear his testimony after informing the Public Prosecution and the other litigants of the same. The litigants may attend in person or through their attorneys and address to the witness the questions they deem necessary. 2. In the event that the court becomes convinced, after moving to the witness's whereabouts, that the excuse was fake, it may either order his detention for a period not exceeding [3] three months or impose a fine not exceeding of [AED 20,000] twenty thousand dirhams against him.
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