Dubai - Trio also asked to pay a fine of Dh200,000 each.
The Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced a man of Asian origin to two years in prison and imposed a fine of
Dh200,000 after he was found guilty of offering a bribe to a Dubai Police officer, Emarat Al Youm reported on Wednesday.
The court has handed down a similar sentence to two other persons, who are the friends of the main accused and had colluded with him in the criminal activity.
The incident had occurred in June 2020, when the accused was arrested for stealing.
He was taken to Al Refaa police station, where he tried to bribe a Dubai Police officer Dh100,000 if he would release him.
The officer asked the main accused to offer a bribe of the similar amount to another officer at the police station. He accepted the offer and asked his two friends to arrange the cash for the officers.
However, the trio was arrested red-handed, when they had attempted to bribe the officials.
Later, the Dubai Criminal Court found them guilty and handed down a two-year jail term and also slapped a penalty of Dh200,000 each.