Investor accused at Dubai court of attacking man he borrowed Dh200,000 from

The Saudi allegedly hit the Egyptian over the head, insulted him and ripped up the proof of their transaction.

DUBAI // An investor is charged with assaulting and insulting a man from whom he allegedly borrowed Dh200,000.

Dubai Criminal Court heard that Saudi defendant O A, 57, also took by force a receipt he signed that admitted he had borrowed money from his victim.

Egyptian A A, 47, said in records that he was discussing how the Saudi would repay him in a restaurant in Al Muraqqabat on April 25 alongside a friend when the incident occurred.

“He had lured me into paying him the money to be partner in a project that turned out to be fake, so I was talking to him and asking for my money back,” said the Egyptian.

“During our negotiations, he pulled the receipt that he signed when I handed him the money out of my hand then tore it into pieces.”

He said the Saudi then assaulted him with a blow to the head and grabbed him by the neck, causing him scratches, and insulted him by saying he was the son of an adulterer.

The witness, M A, 32, from Egypt, agreed with A A’s story.

In court, the Saudi denied the charges, saying the claims were malicious.

The next hearing will be on November 10.