Overstaying Russian student offers police someone else’s ID at station

The Russian had been living in the UAE illegally since 2004, a Dubai court heard.

DUBAI // A Russian student gave officers someone else’s Emirates ID when asked for identification at a police station, a court heard.

The 32-year-old accused gave a different name and the ID of a deported man while he was being held at Al Rashidiya police station for an unspecified reason.

On March 20, when he was being questioned by prosecutors, it was found after checking the name and ID card he provided that its holder was in fact a man from Kyrgyzstan who had been deported from the country seven months previously.

It was also found that the defendant had been living illegally in the country since 2004.

He was charged with providing authorities with false personal information and using another person’s ID. He admitted both charges at Dubai Criminal Court and awaits a verdict on May 14.