DUBAI // A policeman sought a Dh2,000 bribe to help a prisoner escape from custody, a court heard.
The 31-year-old is charged with asking for and accepting a bribe between August and October this year. He denied all charges when he appeared in Dubai Criminal Court.
A 29-year-old cook from Bangladesh, who is a friend of the accused, said he met the officer in a cafeteria a month before his friend was arrested and taken to Al Rafaa police station.
“I called him to help release my friend but he asked for money to do so,” said the Bangladeshi, who called police.
The officer was paid Dh900 upfront, with the rest to be paid when the prisoner was released.
He was arrested as he took money from the cook on October 3.
The next hearing will be on January 15.
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