DUBAI // A man accused of assaulting and scratching police during his arrest denied the charges, saying officers threatened him.
“I did not resist anyone,” the unemployed Omani, 39, told Dubai Criminal Court. “In fact, it was them who assaulted me while inside the police car, and they also threatened me.”
Two police officers had been assigned to arrest the defendant on February 7 this year for several offences, which were not specified in court records.
“We headed to his residence in Al Qusais area, where we saw him walking to a nearby shop,” said an Emirati policeman, 28.
“It was around 4.30pm when we approached him and identified ourselves.”
The officers asked the Omani to accompany them to the police station, but he refused and resisted arrest, the policeman said.
“He then started pushing and scratching us, but we eventually restrained and handcuffed him,” the officer said.
The Omani was taken to Al Qusais Police Station while the officers went to Al Baraha Hospital to receive treatment for wounds, where they received a medical report.
“There are cameras on the car, right?” the Omani told judges. “They will show what happened.”
A verdict will be issued on May 8.
salamir@thenational.ae
