Student behind bars for assaulting officer
In Mubarak Al-Kabir, a traffic officer’s request for a driver to move led to a physical altercation, prompting a call for backup.
A student was sent to central prison awaiting trial on charges of assaulting and insulting a police officer.
The incident occurred in Mubarak Al-Kabir governorate, where a security officer was managing traffic at an accident scene. A car stopped nearby, blocking traffic as the driver watched the scene. When the officer asked him to move to ease congestion, the driver refused, leading to a physical altercation. This prompted the officer to request backup.
A security source told Al-Rai newspaper that a security team arrived at the scene, took control of the situation, and detained the driver. Upon investigation, it was revealed that he was a student at one of the Public Authority for Applied Education institutes.
He was referred for investigation, where the investigator ordered his detention and transfer to the central prison, pending the case of assaulting and insulting police officers filed against him.
