The Court of Appeal of Abu Dhabi today held a case of a young man accused of possession of narcotic substances to be sentenced to a hearing on 26 November. During the hearing, the court received medical reports stating that the defendant was suffering from "temporary amnesia" To carry out some daily work or practices.
The defense of the defendant attributed the illness of his client to a traffic accident in 2008 which resulted in injuries in the head area. The defendant underwent three operations to remove damaged parts of the brain. Other parts of the bone were replaced with titanium, "He said.
On the confessions of the accused in the police records that he received the narcotics, the lawyer said that her client suffers from the disease of "temporary loss of memory", as if the accused, for example, to cross the street to go to a site or shops, During this simple period of time, he loses his memory. He does not remember why he crossed. How can he recall an incident that took place about 48 hours later, insisting on the invalidity of his confessions in police records and in the collection of inferences.
The lawyer presented a comprehensive memorandum of defense, in which she sought to acquit her client of the charge attributed to him for not being aware of, and to cancel the sentence of conviction issued by the court of first degree, and reserve referral to forensic medicine to determine his condition and its impact on memory.