The court based its ruling on evidence in the case file, including CCTV footage.
Al Ain Misdemeanour Court has convicted two defendants of assaulting a petrol station employee while he was carrying out his duties, following a dispute over cleaning a vehicle’s windscreen, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department said on social media.
The court ordered each defendant to complete two months of community service at the same petrol station where the incident occurred and fined them Dh50,000 each for assaulting a public service employee and disturbing public order.
The case began with a report that the defendants had assaulted the victim following a dispute over cleaning the windscreen of the first defendant’s vehicle. The driver asked the employee to clean the windscreen, but was told that the station was busy and he would have to wait. The argument then escalated into an assault, leaving the employee with pain and bruising, according to a medical report.
The court based its ruling on evidence in the case file, including surveillance camera footage showing the argument and assault, the defendants’ admissions in court, witness statements and the medical report.
In its ruling, the court said the conviction was based on provisions of the Crimes and Penalties Law, which criminalises assaulting or resisting a public employee or a person assigned to a public service by force or violence while performing, or because of, their duties.
The court stressed that complying with the law and using official channels to resolve disputes is the best way to avoid legal accountability.
