UAE BARQ برق الإمارات – نبضك
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has sentenced three accused on the charges of deprivation of liberty, attempted rape and criminal involvement to life imprisonment.
The judgment rendered by the criminal court includes the punishment of the first accused (M. M) for the crime of abuse of psychotropic substances with a prison term of three years and a fine of fifty thousand dirhams; for the crimes of crashing into and damaging the police patrol vehicle with a prison term of one year; for the crime of driving his vehicle on public roads under the influence of psychotropic substances with six months’ imprisonment and a fine of thirty thousand dirhams with suspension of his driving licence for the remaining period of validity, prohibition to renew the same or obtain a new licence; and for driving a vehicle on public roads with a vehicle registration plate covered with dirt with six months’ imprisonment term and a fine of thirty thousand dirhams.
The second accused (S.M.) was sentenced for abuse of psychotropic substances to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of fifty thousand dirhams. The third accused (A.S.) was sentenced for the crime of abuse of psychotropic substances to two years imprisonment and a fine of fifty thousand dirhams.
In this regard, the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution has affirmed that the safety and security of members of the community is a top priority for which the efforts of the relevant authorities are mobilised to deal firmly and in accordance with legal controls with any criminal manifestation that could threaten the safety of community members or endanger their lives, and to punish any criminal in accordance with the relevant laws so that the prevalence of the law and the achievement of justice are ensured.
On the other hand, the prosecution commended the role of the Abu Dhabi police in responding promptly to the complaint filed and arresting the perpetrators in record time and bringing them to justice where the most severe penalty was imposed, which would act as a deterrent to anyone committing such crimes which are punishable by law.
The Public Prosecution was triggered by a complaint received at the Operations Room of the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, reporting an assault and threats in a desert area where the victims were surprised by the arrival of a vehicle with three people on board and who were not in a normal state, as two of them threatened the first victim with a knife to keep him away from the scene, while the third accused grabbed the female victim and tried to rape her, but she resisted and prevented him from completing his crime. The other two criminals in turn attempted to sexually assault the victim. The first victim managed to escape and alert the police who went to the scene of the incident. When the police approached, the perpetrators fled, but the police quickly caught up with them. One of the accused, while trying to escape in his car, deliberately hit the police vehicle, damaging it and endangering the lives of the police officers on board. The three accused were arrested and brought before the Public Prosecution, which interrogated them and ordered their pre-trial detention before bringing them before the court and requested that the maximum sentences be imposed on them.
