UAE | Crime
Rape suspect 'must be charged for bid to murder'
A suspect with Aids and Hepatitis, being prosecuted for having forceful sex with a French boy, should've been charged with 'attempted murder', the boy's lawyer told a court.
- By Bassam Za'za', Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:02 November 19, 2007
Dubai: A suspect with Aids and Hepatitis, being prosecuted for having forceful sex with a French boy, should've been charged with 'attempted murder', the boy's lawyer told a court on Sunday.
"The suspect knew he has Aids and Hepatitis which are fatal diseases. When he reportedly had forceful sex with my 15-year-old victim, he was aware that those diseases are sexually transmitted. This is a murder attempt. The suspect continued to have sex with my client against his will though he was aware that he could kill my client [if the diseases got transmitted]," lawyer Hussain Al Jaziri, of Jaafar, A'alwan and Al Jaziri Advocates and Legal Consultants argued before the Dubai Court of First Instance.
He told presiding Judge Fahmi Mounir that the 35-year-old Emirati suspect, A.K., (whose medical reports confirmed that he has Aids and Hepatitis) should have been charged with premeditated murder or attempt to murder.
The Public Prosecution charged A.K., his 18-year-old compatriot, I.M., and a 17-year-old teenager (being prosecuted at Juveniles Court) I.S., with deception and kidnapping the 15-year-old student, A.R., and his 16-year-old compatriot, F.K., by offering to drive them home.
The three suspects were also charged with having a homosexual affair against A.R.'s will after threatening him with a knife and a stick.
Besides having denied his charge during his first court appearance, A.K. told the presiding judge yesterday: "I was drunk at the time of the incident." The other two suspects also denied their charges.
Public prosecutor, Ali Mohammad Al Naqbi, argued: "The suspects gave their blood samples about three months after the incident. Obviously they were afraid of getting exposed and put on trial." Al Naqbi said the prosecution is seeking the toughest punishment applicable in this crime.
"For two and a half months the police couldn't control A.K. to get a blood sample, so how would it be possible for A.R. to escape being sexually abused! My client cries day and night. He wishes he dies normally instead of dying of Aids," said Al Jaziri who is seeking Dh20,500 in temporary compensation.
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