Man in dock for reckless driving, assaulting police

dubai — A man stood trial at a Dubai court for resisting arrest, after he was spotted driving recklessly.

Court documents show that on May 2, the 30-year-old Kuwaiti man was stopped by police officers after he was seen driving recklessly and without a registration number plate. However, he allegedly did not heed the two police officers’ instructions and would not let them handcuff him. He was reported to have verbally abused them and threatened to get them fired.

At the Court of First Instance, he faced charges for assaulting police officers on duty, and for the verbal abuse. The incident was reported to Al Barsha police station.

A police officer said during investigation that he was on patrol duty with a colleague when they spotted a car being driven fast and without a number plate. “At a distance, the driver pulled over. He showed us a driving licence that was not clear and would not show an ID, claiming he was a diplomat.”

The officer recounted to the prosecutor how they had to restrain the reckless driver after he tried to punch him. “He then threatened that he would get us fired. He said he would not stay even a minute at the police station and that if he went there he would later go out and would surely know how to get to us,” the officer told the prosecutor. The trial continues on November 5.