Sharjah cop accused of extorting Dh2,000

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.