Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai (SR)

Dubai, Sep 6: A 41-year-old British expatriate stood trial at Dubai Court of First Instance for playing loud music in his flat, disturbing neighbours, consuming alcohol and assaulting police officers on duty.

As per the prosecution, the accused who is working as a sales manager, on July 22 behaved violently with on-duty police officers, who visited his flat following complaints from neighbors, about him playing loud music. The accused was apparently under the influence of alcohol and a case was registered at the Bur Dubai police station.

As per Khalej Times, a policeman said, "They went to a tower at Business Bay on receiving a call from a resident and she complained that their neighbour on the upper floor had been a nuisance for six months. She said he would always raise the music volume. We went upstairs with the security guard. We could hear loud music from the defendant's flat. He opened the door, without a shirt on. We asked him to put on a shirt, bring his ID and walk with us downstairs.

The officer told the prosecutor, as I tried to take him away, he managed to damage the cop's badge. He knocked me down and kicked my leg. Then, he fell down. We brought him under control and took him inside the patrol car."

The verdict will be pronounced by the court on September 23.