DUBAI: A police officer in Dubai has been promoted after he hit a parked vehicle and promptly issued a fine in his own name.
Dubai Police shared a photograph of a ceremony in which the officer was handed a certificate of appreciation on their Twitter account on Wednesday, alongside details of the incident which occurred on March 22.
Corporal Abdullah Ebrahim Mohammad hit a car belonging to an Egyptian doctor and proceeded to issue himself a fine.
قال سعادته أن تكريم العريف عبد الله جاء تقديراً لما لمسناه منه من اخلاص ونزاهة تعكس الصفات الحميدة التي يتمتع بها رجال الشرطة
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ)
He was praised for his honestly by Major General Abdullah Al Merri, Dubai Police’s commander-in-chief, who ordered that he be given a promotion.
“The honesty of the cop has given the Dubai Police a good reputation among the public. He fined himself for hitting the parked car and put a copy of the accident report on the windshield, which surprised the owner when he came and found his car damaged,” Major General Al Merri said, according to .
The vehicle’s owner, Mohammad Ahmad Nabeel Abdul Aziz posted about the incident on Facebook.
“I parked my car in bad way and I thought it was my mistake, but I was shocked when I saw a traffic report of the accident on the windshield saying that a policeman hit my car and fined himself. It’s a noble and brave behavior by Dubai Police,” he wrote on Facebook.
