A British salesman has been arrested after he threatened and assaulted a policeman and resisted arrest in Dubai, according to a local report. The 42-year-old was arrested at 3.30am with a 29-year-old Vietnamese woman on Bank Street in Bur Dubai on March 22. The couple were spotted causing a commotion on the street and harassing passersby, according to the 31-year-old policeman who stopped them. According to The National, the salesman said: 'I am British, look what will happen to you – you don’t know who I am. 'One phone call, and you will see what would happen. Dubai Police is in my pocket.'The couple refused to leave and continued shouting at the policeman. The woman then punched one of the officers in the face and hit him with her handbag while the salesman kicked the other officer.Eventually the police officers had to call for backup to help them arrest the couple and take them to the police station.The couple have said they can't remember what happened and were under the influence when the arrests took place, according to Dubai Public Prosecution.Both of them have been charged with assaulting a police officer and illegally drinking alcohol. The British man has also been charged with threatening a police officer but denies illegally drinking alcohol without a licence.The trial has been postponed to October 1 so that a translator for the Vietnamese woman can be used at the Dubai Court of First Instance.
A British salesman has been arrested after he threatened and assaulted a policeman and resisted arrest in Dubai, according to a local report. The 42-year-old was arrested at 3.30am with a 29-year-old Vietnamese woman on Bank Street in Bur Dubai on March 22. The couple were spotted causing a commotion on the street and harassing passersby, according to the 31-year-old policeman who stopped them. According to The National, the salesman said: 'I am British, look what will happen to you – you don’t know who I am. 'One phone call, and you will see what would happen. Dubai Police is in my pocket.'The couple refused to leave and continued shouting at the policeman. The woman then punched one of the officers in the face and hit him with her handbag while the salesman kicked the other officer.Eventually the police officers had to call for backup to help them arrest the couple and take them to the police station.The couple have said they can't remember what happened and were under the influence when the arrests took place, according to Dubai Public Prosecution.Both of them have been charged with assaulting a police officer and illegally drinking alcohol. The British man has also been charged with threatening a police officer but denies illegally drinking alcohol without a licence.The trial has been postponed to October 1 so that a translator for the Vietnamese woman can be used at the Dubai Court of First Instance.
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