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29 March 2024

Moroccan woman on trial for saying she is Emirati

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A Moroccan woman is standing trial in Ras Al Khaimah on charges of misleading security men by telling them she is Emirati to avoid having her identity checked.

The unnamed woman was at a shopping mall in the northern emirate when police detectives asked for her identity card as a routine check-up.

But she told them she is Emirati and that she is not allowed to speak to men, according to the Dubai-based Arabic language daily Emirat Alyoum.

“The detectives did not believe her because her accent exposed her…she was arrested on impersonation charges.”

The paper quoted her lawyer as saying he would demand acquittal of his client when court hearings begin next week.

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