Dubai A man claimed in court Wednesday that police fabricated a robbery case against him because he refused to work as an informant for a Dh3,000 salary.

The Emirati suspect, S.S., denied the charge of robbing a Blackberry phone, Dh800 and £50 from a European man's villa when he appeared before the Dubai Misdemeanour Court on Monday.

When the judge asked him about his defence and how he counters the forensic report's findings that his fingerprint was found at the frame of the window from outside, S.S. contended: "I didn't steal anything at all. This case was fabricated against me by the police and particularly the CID because I refused to work for them as a snitcher. At first they repeatedly asked me to work for them. I avoided them several times until one day they asked me to go for an interview at the department's headquarter in Al Qusais.

"During the meeting I was told that I would get a Dh3000 salary and commission for each case I manage to bring to be department for investigation. I agreed and left the department after I was told that they would contact me in two weeks. Later they asked me to go pick my badge. When I did, I surprisingly discovered that it wasn't a policeman's ID. It was an informer or a snitcher's job..."

Standing in the dock wearing his white-blue striped prison dress, S.S. explained to the judge that he refused to work a snitcher because he didn't like what he described as a ‘dirty job'.

"Since then the police did every thing possible to pressure me to take up the job. I was moved from one detention to another in rotation. I was detained for around 48 hours across different police stations such as Bur Dubai, Al Rashidiya, Al Muraqabat and even Hatta police station and others," argued S.S. in courtroom eleven.

The defendant then strongly rejected what was mentioned in the forensic report about his fingerprint being lifted up from the outer frame of the window.

"Why on earth would my fingerprints be only found on the window's frame from outside and no where else in the house! Supposedly I had decided to steal the house, I would have broken into the place and my fingerprints would have been found across different corners of the house. Your honor I didn't steal anything… this case was very clearly fabricated against me. I ask the court to pronounce my innocence," defended S.S.

A verdict will be delivered next month.