The case dates back to January 18, , when the two women were taken to a police station following a reported altercation with a taxi driver. A Dubai court convicted a woman and her friend for recording a video of police officers and assaulting them during questioning. One defendant was found guilty of violating privacy laws, while the other was convicted of resisting and assaulting law enforcement officers. The case dates back to January , when the two Kazakh women were taken to Al Barsha police station following a reported altercation with a taxi driver outside Global Village.
While inside the station, one of the defendants filmed female police officers on her mobile phone without their consent. The law enforcement officials requested her to hand over the device. When officers attempted to seize the phone, the second defendant resisted, kicking and hitting the officers to prevent them from taking it.
Stay up to date with the latest news. As a result of the altercation, three police officers sustained injuries, including bruises and scratches, as documented in medical reports. Police officers were dispatched to the location, and the two female suspects were brought to Al Barsha Police Station," testified one of the female officers involved in the incident. When asked to hand it over, she refused. Since we were in the reception area with other visitors present, we attempted to escort them to a private office, but one of them resisted and used force against us.
The officer told the court that the first defendant struggled and resisted arrest, while the second defendant was responsible for filming the officers. One of the defendants was charged with resisting and assaulting police officers, while the other was charged with unlawfully recording government personnel. During court proceedings, the first defendant denied the charges against her, while the second defendant admitted to filming the officers but claimed she was doing so to document their actions.
The first defendant was sentenced to three months in jail, followed by deportation, for resisting and assaulting police officers. The second defendant was fined Dh2,, and the mobile phone used for recording was confiscated. Got an interesting story to tell in the UAE? We want to hear all about it. Write to the nation's best reporting team, as we cover the emirates like no one else.
