An (Asian) person committed a strange crime “to an unjustified degree that can be described as stupidity”, although he described in the report of the incident that he took advantage of his intelligence and quick wit. And when he was surprised that the latter was aware of all his superiors, the accused claimed that he was working in Dubai Police investigations, and even took a picture of the victim, to be arrested and referred to the Public Prosecution in Dubai and from there to the Criminal Court, which sentenced the accused to imprisonment, a fine and deportation.
In detail, the Public Prosecution Office in Dubai has charged a 39-year-old (Asian) person with impersonating a public position from the characteristics of police officers, claiming that he works in the General Department of Investigation, to achieve an illegal purpose, which is to punish a security guard for putting his hands in his pocket. It also referred him to the Criminal Court on charges of assaulting the victim’s privacy by using an information technology means by taking a picture of him using his mobile phone, in order to intimidate and threaten him.
The case papers stated, as settled in the court’s certainty and reassured it in its conscience, that the accused (M.M.) took advantage of his intelligence, quick wit and some self-confidence, in an attempt to intimidate a security guard in the Lamir area after he witnessed him putting his hands in the pocket of the jacket he was wearing, so he asked From him take out his hands in a peremptory tone.
The victim testified in the investigations of the Public Prosecution that he was wandering around his work area on the evening of the incident, and put his hand in his pocket, because the weather was cold at the time, so he was surprised by the accused saying to him in a firm tone, “Why do you put your hand in your pocket, this is an uncivilized behavior of a security guard.” The guard said that he asked him about his description and the reason for talking to him in this way, and the accused replied that he is the general supervisor and responsible for security in the company in which the guard works, and the latter was not convinced of his story because he knows all the supervisors in the company, then he was surprised by the accused trying to photograph the business card he was wearing, But he did not allow him, so he photographed his face, and told him that he was following the investigations and would hold him accountable for his behavior, which prompted the victim to contact the person responsible for him over the radio, so he came to the scene while the accused was present. By questioning the accused, he admitted in the investigations of the Public Prosecution the accusation against him, indicating that he tried to draw the guard’s attention to not putting his hand in his pocket, and claimed that he was his official in the company and then a policeman under investigation.
While the accused’s friend stated that he was with him in the Lamir area and left him for a few minutes, and when he returned he was surprised by his behavior with the guard, indicating that he was joking with the latter.
After examining the case, the court concluded with its conviction that the criminal intent in the crime of impersonating a public office was available in the incident based on the confessions of the accused and the testimony of the victim and witnesses, and also convicted him of assaulting the privacy of the victim and photographing him in a public place, but the court decided to use a measure of clemency with him, And it ruled that he be imprisoned for three months, suspended for three years, for the first charge, and a fine of 5,000 dirhams for the second charge, and also ordered his deportation from the state.
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