DUBAI // Two unemployed men allegedly posed as police officers, kidnapped a farmer and his friend, and then robbed them, a court heard on Monday.
Prosecutors said Emiratis A M, 26, and A A, 23, stopped R M, a Bangladeshi farmer, and his compatriot, M A, 30, in International City in March, and identified themselves as police detectives.
“They asked us for our IDs, then they told us to get into their car, because they wanted to check our IDs on a device inside the car,” said the 35-year-old farmer.
The Emiratis then drove them around the Chinese cluster in the area before A A allegedly pulled metal scissors from the glove compartment. Records show A A then threatened them with the scissors and told them in Arabic: “Money, money.”
“I gave him Dh200 that was on me, while M A gave him Dh3,700,” the farmer said.
M A told prosecutors he refused to give the money until A A pointed the scissors at his face. The accused dropped them off before fleeing.
Police officer J A, 36, told prosecutors the accused were arrested in Ajman. “A M rented the car that was used to rob the defendants, and we were able to track it down and identify the alleged suspects through CCTV footage.”
The two accused denied all charges at Dubai Criminal Court on Monday. The next hearing is on June 18.
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