Pak man in trial for assaulting GCC citizen

The Supreme Appeals Court has adjourned the case of a Pakistani man, convicted of assaulting a GCC citizen, until February 24.

The defendant, who was serving as a police officer, was earlier sentenced to one year in prison.  He was arrested after breaking the nose of the victim by punching him on the face.

The incident happened when the Gulf citizen pursued the defendant’s son all the way to their apartment, following an obscene gesture. 

“His (the defendant’s) son, along with other children, entered my shop selling women’s fashion items and disturbed my customers. I shouted at them, so they would leave the shop and all of them did, except his son,” the victim said in his statement to the prosecutors. 

“I tried to make him leave, and he finally ran away after he flashed his middle finger towards me. I chased him all the way to their apartment in order to tell his family about what had happened,” he added.

But, even before the victim could open his mouth to inform the defendant about what had happened, he was met with a punch on the nose. 

“When the child reached their apartment, his father (the defendant) was standing in front of the door. He suddenly punched me several times before I even could greet him,” the victim continued. 

The medical report showed that the attack left the victim with a nasal fracture. The victim was also ordered by judges to be deported once he completes his jail term.