Dubai: A British man has gone on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance for annoying passers by and causing chaos on a Dubai street, besides resisting arrest, insulting and threatening a policeman who tried to take him to police station.
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The 42-year-old defendant was arrested with a woman from Vietnam after they were both spotted by police patrol after midnight.
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In March 2019, a 31-year-old Emirati police officer said he was patrolling Bank Street in Bur Dubai when he saw the couple limping and causing commotion on the street.
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“I asked them to take a taxi and leave but they refused. They kept yelling and the defendant pointed a finger to me and threatened me with his nationality,” said the policeman in records.
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Resisting arrest
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The British man resisted arrest and assaulted the policemen while the 29-year-old Vietnamese woman used her bag to attack the policeman.
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Police record show that the Brit told the officers: “You don’t know who I’m. One phone call and you will see what will happen. All the policemen in my pocket.”
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The woman blocked the patrol when a second patrol came and took her and the Briton to the Bur Dubai police station.
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According to Dubai Public Prosecution, the couple confessed they were under the influence and could not remember what happened.
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Both were charged with physically assaulting two policemen and illegally consuming alcohol. The British defendant was additionally charged with issuing threats to the policemen.
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The trial has been posted to October 1.
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