Doctor wrote bogus sick note for cop, hears Dubai court

A 67-year-old doctor denied writing a bogus medical sick leave to an Emirati policewoman.

DUBAI // A doctor wrote a bogus sick note for a policewoman, a court heard yesterday.

MA, 67, from Pakistan, was pressured into writing the note for AA, 31, an Emirati, who then submitted it to Dubai police, prosecutors told the Criminal Court.

Her superior, lieutenant colonel KS, 41, became suspicious at the amount of sick leave she was taking and decided to investigate. He found out that she was out of the country during the dates of her last sick leave – which is against police regulations.

“She confessed to me that she was in Qatar and had the sick leave issued upon her return,” said the lieutenant. He said the policewoman and doctor had known each other for a few years and used to work at the same medical centre.

During police interrogation the doctor said the policewoman asked her to write a note covering three-days. She refused at first but acquiesced when the policewoman insisted.

The incident happened in June 2012.

The policewoman admitted charges of aiding and abetting in forgery and with using a forged document. The doctor denied a charge of forgery.

The next hearing was scheduled for November 27.