Kidnap accused ‘drove into police car’

A 34-year-old Emirati accused of kidnapping a man allegedly drove into a police vehicle and then attacked the arresting officer.

Dubai Criminal Court heard yesterday that the Emirati, aided by an Iranian man, 44, posed as a CID officer to bundle a Bangladeshi man into his care and kidnap him in January, 2014.

Police said they received four reports in one week about the Emirati posing as CID to people in the street and robbing them.

“On the day of the arrest, a police officer saw the car and reported its location, so I was assigned to make an arrest,” said a Yemeni officer, 33.

When they tried to stop the car, he said its driver refused tried to hit them several times. “He then hit the pavement before deliberately hitting the police patrol.”

The defendant then ran away and, when a policeman chased him, he allegedly assaulted the officer before escaping. He was later arrested and taken to a police station.

The Emirati is charged with posing as CID officer, kidnap, theft, assaulting a police officer, endangering lives, damaging a police car and possessing 11 bottles of alcohol.

The Iranian is charged with theft, aiding and abetting and consuming alcohol.

Neither man was in court to face charges. A verdict is expected on August 28.