Hit 'Em Hard (And Then Hit 'Em Again)

“Lawyers and a member of the Federal National Council have said a 1983 law that considers sorcerers con artists was insufficient, and have called for the law to be amended to allow harsher punishment.

'Magic and sorcery has nothing to do with religion,' Salim Al Ameri (Abu Dhabi) said. 'It only affects people badly.'

He recently recalled a case he heard of a 'sorcerer' who told someone he could make the sky rain money.

'Some people believe this,' he said. 'Sorcerers say "I can help you get a job", and people believe them. We want to protect people in society from this.'

Prison sentences for those found guilty should exceed the current three years, he said.”