ABU DHABI // A Dubai Police officer provided information to an Iranian agent after he went to Iran’s consulate to check on a fire, the Federal Supreme Court heard on Monday.
Prosecutors said the officer met an Iranian agent working there and had asked for a discount card for medical expenses from the Iranian Hospital in Dubai.
First Sgt A B, an Emirati, is accused of providing Iranian intelligence officers with confidential information about his fellow officers.
Defence witnesses on Monday failed to appear before the court for a second occasion.
Judge Falah Al Hajeri rejected a request by defence lawyers for another adjournment. He said the case would have to proceed without them, as an official request had been sent for their appearance.
The judge called on the prosecution to present its case.
“What we have found is that the incident began in the year 1999, when the defendant A B went to the consulate of Iran for the first time to check on a fire,” the prosecutor said.
“He was met by an agent working in the consulate, where the defendant asked for a discount card for medical expenses from the Iranian Hospital in Dubai.
“The agent had known A B would give him the information he wanted, and so he asked questions on employees’ religion and police uniforms, and requested contact information of policemen working with A B, which the defendant gladly provided.”
He said the officer also provided help to other consulate workers after requests from the agent.
He was asked to settle traffic fines to a consulate employee, and tried to help another consulate member, who had an Iranian passport, and his family to receive Emirati citizenship, the prosecutor said.
Witnesses confirmed the defendant had been giving out confidential information that could harm the country, he said.
“It has created a great harm for the defendant, who has lived a good life in this country, to communicate with another foreign country. Such behaviour could harm and affect the country militarily, politically, economically, as well as have a negative affect on state security.”
Defence lawyers requested two weeks to prepare their arguments and the case that was adjourned until February 9.
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