Police and The Courts
Published: 25/01/2007 12:00 AM (UAE)
Suspended jail term for former pilot confirmed
By Bassam Za'za' Staff Reporter
Dubai: The Dubai Court of Appeal confirmed a suspended nine-month jail term against a former pilot who was found guilty of assaulting and threatening to kill five hotel and police staff after a drinking binge.
The court confirmed the sentence for 24-year-old S.S., a UAE national and fined him Dh1,000. The Public Prosecution had charged S.S. with the assault and slander of two policemen and resisting arrest, in addition to threatening and assaulting five hotel employees and police personnel. S.S. was also charged with damaging property and drinking four bottles of liquor.
The Dubai Court of First Instance gave S.S. the nine-month jail term earlier, but suspended the verdict on condition that the same crime is not repeated over the course of three years once the ruling becomes irrevocable.
The defendant's lawyer said he had poor mental health and was forced to retire from government service. "Medical reports confirm that he was being treated at the psychiatric ward of a government hospital," said his lawyer.
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