Man high on drugs attacks police officer at Bahrain airport

TDT | Manama

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The High Criminal Court will pass its verdict next Tuesday in a case involving two men accused of attacking police officers under the influence of drugs at Bahrain International Airport.

Court files say the incidents leading to the case occurred when a police officer approached a man found in an inebriated state at the airport. Officer said the suspect was crying and behaving suspiciously.

However, upon seeing the approaching police officer, the man took to his heels, setting off a chase. After a while, officers caught him and recorded his arrest. Airport security officers tried to question the suspect, but he remained restless as the police officers tried to calm him down.

The suspect also reportedly yelled, calling out random names, before bursting into a tussle with police officers, screaming, “Now it’s time to defend me.” Officers later found that his actions were under the influence of drugs. The suspect later confessed that he abused drugs with an Asian man.

“We had an agreement to go to a workshop to fix my car, but the Asian man excused himself and left me.” “I decided to go and meet my girlfriend. But before he left, an argument arose between us, and he threatened that he would kill me.” “ Out of fear, I decided to hide at the airport,” he said.

Police officers identified the Asian man and recorded his arrest. Public Prosecution put the pair on trial before the High Criminal Court.