A man claimed he dialled 999 over 100 times on a daily basis so he would be produced in a court and deported.

As a matter of fact, the 53-year-old Pakistani man said he hit upon his scheme after being rendered an illegal after 30 years in Dubai and having lost all hope of securing a job. He said he was broken and couldn't afford a ticket to return to his home country after losing his job at Dubai Police, where he had worked as a calligrapher for 16 years.

Moreover, prosecutors accused the defendant R.S. of abusing telecommunication services provided by etisalat and disturbing the authorities "Dubai Police" by logging more than 100 calls on the emergency number on multiple occasions.

R.S. told the Dubai Misdemeanour Court while surprising even the judge and drawing smiles on the faces of those present in courtroom nine that it was his only alternative because he wanted to be deported and fly back home.

According to the charges sheet, R.S. repeatedly dialled 999 without justification at different times on January 20.

To say more, the suspect testified that every time he called Dubai Police's Operation Room and someone answered his call, he asked to be deported.

He says gladly that he dialled 999 for no valid or urgent reason in order to be taken to court and deported. That was why he decided to call them repeatedly until they sent him back home and that he was jobless and didn't have any penny to buy a return ticket.

He complained that they constantly ordered him to stop calling them failing which they would issue an arrest warrant in his name and that was exactly what he wanted them to do having it as his actual intention.

In fact, during police questioning, the defendant admitted he never placed a call with the purpose of reporting a crime or emergency.

R.S. expresses that he came to the UAE more than 30 years ago and worked in Ras Al Khaimah for 15 years after which he moved to Dubai and worked as a calligrapher in Dubai Police for nearly 16 years. He was sacked and had his residency cancelled because he was absent for several days and that he couldn't find a job, having his visa expired along with no information about his passport he intentionally disturbed the police to be deported back to Pakistan.

Now, the fact remains that a verdict is due in the case on March 19.

(AW:Samrat Biswas)