RAK court fines man Dh2,000 for false car theft claim

Ras Al Khaimah - The suspect lodged a complaint about his car being stolen to escape punishment.

An Asian resident will have to shell out a fine of Dh2,000 for lodging a false car theft claim. The misdemeanour court of appeal in Ras Al Khaimah ordered him to pay the penalty.

As per court records, the suspect lodged a complaint at the Mamura police station that his car was stolen, but no evidence about the crime was found.

It was found that the defendant ran away from the CID men while driving his car on one of the emirate's roads. Later, the suspect lodged a complaint about his car being stolen to escape punishment.
The CID men probed his complaint and found that his theft claim did not hold ground. They added that the man had given CID men the slip the night before reporting his car theft.

The case was referred to the public prosecution which charged him with lodging a false claim on his car theft, and sent his case to the RAK misdemeanour court.
The defence lawyer told the court that his client had gone on a visit at his sister's house in the Muairidh area where he parked his car for only five minutes. When he discovered that his vehicle was missing, he immediately lodged a theft complaint at the Mamura police station.
The defence lawyer said his client had nothing to hide or escape from the CID men. The thief - who stole his car - was the one who ran away from the security men to escape punishment.
He added that it was unreasonable for the CID men to be so sure about the identity of the driver behind the wheel at the time of the crime even though it was dark.
The court found the defendant guilty of the false claim and ordered him to pay a fine of Dh2,000.

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