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A MAN, who allegedly presented police officers with another person’s CPR during a check, reportedly had pending arrest warrants against him.
The 31-year-old, who is on trial at the High Criminal Court, denied the charges and claimed he was drunk during the encounter.
A 38-year-old Bahraini policeman told prosecutors that he was on patrol along with another policeman in Juffair on March 10 this year when they saw the defendant fixing a motorcycle in an open area.
“We approached him, identified ourselves and asked to see his identification,” he said in his statement.
“The defendant handed us a CPR but we noticed that his face didn’t match the one in the photo in the smartcard.
“When questioned he swore it was him and that it was an old picture.
“While we were submitting the ID number and motorcycle plates to headquarters – because we suspected they were stolen – he tried to run away.”
The policemen chased him into an abandoned building, cornered and arrested him.
Upon further questioning he gave policemen his real name which revealed that he had pending arrest warrants against him.
According to case documents attached to the files, the 31-year-old admitted to presenting a CPR he had found on the ground earlier to avoid arrest.
“I didn’t steal the CPR, I just found it on the ground while walking around Hoora and I took it with me,” the defendant told prosecutors in a statement.
“I initially planned to turn it in to the police but then I changed my mind and kept it with me.
“On March 10, I was fixing a motorcycle with my friend when policemen showed up and I was afraid to give them my ID because I knew I was wanted for stealing the motorcycle.
“I was too drunk and I didn’t check the CPR I gave them, so it was an accident.”
The trial was adjourned to Tuesday for lawyers to present arguments while keeping the 31-year-old in custody.
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