Driving school staff took bribe
DUBAI: A driving school’s staff who asked a student for bribes to help him pass tests and obtain a driving licence must see out their punishment, a jury ruled.
The Arab trainer, 42, and Asian examiner, 54, asked the Egyptian student for a Dhs900 bribe of which the trainer was to receive a Dhs500 share. The student failed tests and sought police help.
Police arranged the money and nabbed them on Feb.28, Bur Dubai Police Station records showed. They had connived to help another student pass a test against Dhs600 that they shared equally.
They denied in court. The trainer contended there was no evidence he agreed with the student on anything wrong. The Dubai Criminal Court imprisoned both for six months, plus deportation.
It also slapped each one with a Dhs5,000 ine. They sought to challenge the ruling. The trainer’s lawyer argued, “The student had earlier failed a test even before being referred to my client to train him.”
The examiner argued, “I have spent 32 years in the UAE and worked at the school for 15.
DUBAI: A driving school’s staff who asked a student for bribes to help him pass tests and obtain a driving licence must see out their punishment, a jury ruled.
The Arab trainer, 42, and Asian examiner, 54, asked the Egyptian student for a Dhs900 bribe of which the trainer was to receive a Dhs500 share. The student failed tests and sought police help.
CONNIVED
Police arranged the money and nabbed them on Feb.28, Bur Dubai Police Station records showed. They had connived to help another student pass a test against Dhs600 that they shared equally.
They denied in court. The trainer contended there was no evidence he agreed with the student on anything wrong. The Dubai Criminal Court imprisoned both for six months, plus deportation.
It also slapped each one with a Dhs5,000 ine. They sought to challenge the ruling. The trainer’s lawyer argued, “The student had earlier failed a test even before being referred to my client to train him.” The examiner argued, “I have spent 32 years in the UAE and worked at the school for 15.
I have never committed any offence nor been probed at any police station. I know nothing about this case.” Prosecutors highlighted that both confessed during preliminary questioning and during further police interrogations. The Appeals Court has upheld the lower court’s decision.
RECORDS
In prosecution records, the student went to the school, opened a ile and trained under various trainers but failed the parking test. He trained and failed another. He asked for an Arab trainer.
The school assigned the trainer in question. He was preparing for the inal test when the trainer offered to help him pass it without any failure or repetition of lessons, provided he paid some cash.
He asked for Dhs1,000. The student turned down the offer. The next day he went for a mock test. He failed it. The trainer showed up and told him, “I was sure you were to fail.”
TROUBLING
He repeated the offer to help him circumvent troubling himself with tests and lessons if he paid. He promised to help him pass a transport authority test if he paid between Dhs2,000 and Dhs4,000.
The student feigned acceptance then went to the CID. Under police directives, he negotiated with the trainer until they settled on Dhs900 and agreed to conclude the fraudulent test on Friday.
Police equipped the student with the sum. Both met inside a school car at the school’s parking lot. The trainer pocketed the Dhs900 and the student signalled to the police team.
A lieutenant said the trainer said he was going to take Dhs500 and hand the rest to the examiner. The examiner arrived to receive his share. He landed in the ambush. He also admitted.