Saudi insults Dubai Airport worker's religion; gets acquitted

Dubai - The complaint was filed by a Moroccan customer service employee at the Dubai International Airport.

A trader, accused of religion contempt, was acquitted by the Court of First Instance this Thursday.
The 27-year-old man, from Saudi Arabia, earlier denied the charge in court.
The complaint against him was filed by a Moroccan customer service employee at the Dubai International Airport. 
"I was at the check-in counter at Terminal 2 shortly before 10 pm. That man came to get a boarding pass. But since he looked drunk I told him nicely to go have a cup of coffee and come back more sober," the 45-year-old employee said.
The traveler went and came back five minutes later. "I told him again to get a cup of coffee because he could not board the plane in that shape," the complainant told the prosecutor.
At that moment, the man punched the employee in the waist, insulted him and cursed his religion, the employee claimed during the investigation.

The employee did not respond to the traveler but rather called the police.

The employee later dropped accusations related to physical assault and insult.
The verdict may be appealed by the public prosecution.

- mary@khaleejtimes.com

• Dubai