An auto dealer was fined QR50,000 by a Doha misdemeanour court for violating the consumer protection law, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported yesterday. The dealer violated his obligations to the customer by not abiding by the terms and conditions of the warranty period of a new vehicle sold to the customer, according to the court. The customer had sent the under-warranty vehicle to the dealer’s service centre after a sudden breakdown. However, the dealer had failed to repair the car within the 15-day period stipulated in the law and had not provided the customer with an alternative vehicle either. Accordingly, the customer took the issue to the Consumer Protection Department.
Man jailed for selling hashish
A Gulf national has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and a fine of QR400,000 by a Doha Criminal Court for illicit drug trade and use, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported yesterday. He was arrested in a sting operation by the Drug Prevention Department of the Ministry of Interior. When the department got information about the activities of the accused, an undercover policeman approached him to buy some hashish for QR2,000. The two agreed to meet in the Hilal area in Doha, where the accused handed two small packets of the illicit drug to his customer and took payment. The accused was arrested on the spot. More hashish was seized from him.
