Drunk expat says she ‘doesn’t remember’ assaulting police

dubai — A female expatriate, who was drunk when she behaved aggressively against two police officers, was charged at a Dubai court on Tuesday.

The Court of First Instance heard how the 43-year-old Ukrainian woman, a resident, was heavily drunk on April 13, as she poured water on on-duty police officers and pushed them away as she resisted arrest. She also displayed an inappropriate gesture in the presence of the police officers.

The woman was charged with assaulting on-duty police officers, committing an indecent act in public, verbally abusing the officers, assaulting others and insulting them, and consuming alcohol without a permit.

She denied the charges, claiming she was then under the influence of alcohol and could not recall what happened on that day.

According to public prosecution records, the defendant took a cab earlier on the day of incident. She was heavily drunk and assaulted the driver and insulted him. Worried that his passenger could cause an accident, the driver pulled over at the nearest metro station and alerted the police.

The Indian cab driver, 25, said he picked up the woman at 5pm on April 13 from a hotel. “She wanted to go to a fast-food restaurant on the Sheikh Zayed Road. During the trip, she grabbed me by my shirt and spat on my face. She was apparently drunk.”

A police officer said he was on duty when the defendant was brought to the police station, following a problem she had with a driver. “She was drunk and behaving erratically. She pushed me and insulted the police as I tried to handcuff her.”

The trial will continue on December 25.