Asian arrested for assaulting police officer in Dubai

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

The Dubai Public Prosecution referred a 41-year-old Asian to the criminal court for assaulting a police officer on duty, causing some minor injuries to the officer during the arrest.

The arresting officer witnessed that he was one of the responders to an emergency situation call received by the operations room in Al Rigga, Dubai.

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Once officers arrived on the scene, the security guard alerted them that there was a man lying unconscious in the parking lot area.

The witness officer stated that he had found the defendant in an unstable state of mind, holding a garbage can, and had become violent while being under arrest.

The defendant pushed the arresting officer and threw a punch to his face and chest, then tried to flee the scene.

The second officer caught the defendant and controlled the situation, taking him directly to the police station.