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01 May 2024

Sharjah cop accused of extorting Dh2,000

Police raided the French man’s flat and arrested him where they found the money he had extorted from victims

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A policeman man in Sharjah has been accused of extorting Dh2,000 from a Pakistani man by seizing his passport and demanding the sum.

Security men in the emirate arrested the cop after receiving the money from the Pakistani at a deserted place set by the defendant.

A lieutenant who headed a police unit to arrest the defendant told court the Pakistani man signed papers and got his passport after paying the sum to the policeman.

Newspapers said the judge at a criminal court in the emirate decided on Wednesday to issue sentence against the defendant on Jan 4.