The criminal court in Dubai started the trial of an unemployed (Gulf) who posed as a policeman and raided with other fugitives the residence of African employees, in collusion with one of them, forcibly stole 551 thousand dirhams, a number of smart phones and electronic devices, and almost steal another amount (91 thousand dirhams), However, the victim realized that the defendants were not policemen. He caught the Gulf defendant and left him only after the arrival of the police.

The first victim said that he works for a general trading company, and receives the money from the director of the company and delivered to the company concerned with the transfer of money, and the day before the incident received the amount of 551 thousand and 200 dirhams, and went to the headquarters of the other company for delivery but was surprised to close the account and could not deposit the money, so carried To his home and put it in an iron safe kept under the bed, with another cash (91,100 dirhams) previously held.

While he was in his residence with four of his friends, he was surprised by four people entering the apartment, one of them wearing a Gulf uniform, claiming to be a mabahith. One of them (the first defendant) took out an ID card and hid it quickly.He asked them if there were any prohibitions in the apartment, and they denied it. They scattered the contents, but found no forbidden.

The counterfeit policeman asked if they had money and confirmed that they did not have money, but he did not respond until after the fake policeman confirmed that the failure to disclose the existence of money will expose them to a major criminal charge. The money told him that it belonged to his company and showed him a receipt to prove it, and in the meantime the rest of the defendants were searching the apartment and taking the objects of those present.

The victim said that the first defendant asked him to accompany him abroad to go to the police station, in order to verify the veracity of his statements, and took money from him, and when he came out did not find a police patrol, and was surprised that they are requesting a taxi, he questioned them, and clung to the fake policeman, and told them « You are not a policeman and I will call the police.

The victim pointed out that he was surprised by the second accused (an African colleague of his own nationality), appears in the place, asked him to help him catch the accused, but the latter did not help him but asked him to leave as a policeman, and the defendant managed to escape and ride a taxi with the rest of the accused, and took Two packages of money, the first containing 551 thousand dirhams, and the second 91 thousand dirhams, but he followed him quickly and grabbed him.The defendant threw him the second package until he left him, but he was still holding him with the help of a number of people who gathered in the place, while the rest of the defendants fled with money.

A witness from Dubai Police said that a report of a robbery was reported in the Freej Al Marar area.He moved to the scene and saw about 20 people catching someone in a Gulf uniform.He broke them up and took the accused to the police station, and then to the Public Prosecution and the Criminal Court, which began his trial.

- The victim was

Hides company money

In an iron safe

Down the bed.