Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter
Five African men were acquitted by the Dubai criminal court of an assault charge that was filed against them by an Asian man in Dubai.
Official records indicate that the Asian victim had filed a robbery report, stating that he was attacked in a parking lot by 6 or more African men, who beat him up and stole Dhs14,000 from him.
The victim was coming out of a bank after withdrawing the money and was attacked by a gang who robbed all the money he was carrying.
He mentioned that he was threatened with a knife and surrounded by the gang members until they stole the money and fled in a vehicle.