The UAE face Sri Lanka in the semifinals of the Global qualifiers on Sunday. The winner of this match will qualify for this year's Women's T20 World Cup
cricket4 hours ago
A 42-year-old expat, who assaulted an on-duty police officer, has gone on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance. The accused, an Egyptian, is also accused of breaking his fast in public during the holy month of Ramadan. He was spotted drinking coffee in public during the fasting hours.
According to the UAE Government's official website, it is prohibited to eat, drink and smoke in public during the fasting hours.
The case dates back to May 5 and was registered at Al Barsha police station.
A police officer said: "We were alerted about an incident at a residential complex in Palm Jumeirah at 10am. When we reached the scene, we found other police officers already there. We learned from them that the accused had been causing disturbance and assaulting security guards. A colleague and I approached the accused, who was then walking near a park while drinking coffee."
The officer told the prosecutor that the accused invited him to have coffee with him when he told him to go with them to the police station. "He ignored us. When we asked him again, he walked to his building. Inside the lift, he resisted being handcuffed when we told him to go to the basement so to take him inside the police car."
The officer recalled that the accused asked to go to his flat upstairs. "He pushed me, grabbed me by the neck with his hands and then fell on me. He kept pushing until we got outside the lift. My colleague took him away. Eventually, the accused calmed down and got inside the patrol car."
An Indian security supervisor, 36, said he was informed about someone assaulting cleaners on the beach at 10am on the incident day. "I went to talk to him, but he pushed me away. The police were then called."
The supervisor said he witnessed how the accused assaulted the police officers and yelled at them. "I saw him pushing them and causing one of them to fall down. The defendant would often cause trouble."
A CCTV footage, capturing the assault incident, has been attached to the case file.
The trial has been adjourned to October 27.
mary@khaleejtimes.com
The UAE face Sri Lanka in the semifinals of the Global qualifiers on Sunday. The winner of this match will qualify for this year's Women's T20 World Cup
cricket4 hours ago
A UNESCO report found that journalists and news outlets reporting on environmental issues dealt with about 750 attacks in the past 15 years
world4 hours ago
Here is everything you need to have in hand before you register for the procedure
uae5 hours ago
The discovery was made after Sharjah National Oil Corporation drilled a well
uae5 hours ago
Over 500,000 people, who are not on the taxpayer list are liable to file their income tax returns for 2023
world5 hours ago
From interacting with authors to learning computer coding, an adventure awaits at every corner
uae6 hours ago
HD Revanna and son Prajwal Revanna are facing a probe over allegations of sexual harassment by a woman who worked in their household
world6 hours ago
Alsuwaidi bagged a second gold for the Emirates in the Adults Male -56 Kg category as Thailand topped the medal table on day one
sports6 hours ago