Two men, accused of assaulting a CID police officer while they were distributing massage cards in Naif, were each sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday.
The two Nigerians, aged 25 and 29, physically assaulted the sergeant and threw stones at him when he handcuffed one of them and then the latter managed to get away. But they were arrested shortly later.
The two men, including a visitor and a cleaner, were found guilty by the Court of First Instance of assaulting an on-duty police officer with the use of solid objects. They will be deported after serving their jail terms.
The incident took place on May 13 around noon when two police officers were patrolling Al Nahda streets to arrest people who drop massage cards on cars.
"We spotted some African men moving around cars and distributing massage cards. When I went to one of them and showed him my police card, he tried to run away. He resisted violently but my fellow cops helped in restraining him and put the handcuffs in one of his hands only," the sergeant, who was assaulted by the pair on trial, said.
"The defendant kept struggling and screaming until his accomplice came to his help. The accomplice threw a stone on me and my leg was injured. The handcuffed man punched me in the face and chest. He also picked up a solid object and hit me with it."
The handcuffed man then managed to break loose and run away together with the other African.
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