UAE BARQ برق الإمارات – نبضك
UAE ambassador to the UK, Sulaiman Al Mazroui , told local press that “It was decided to ban the use of cars with the UAE’s license plates on any vehicle in the United Kingdom following the attack on cars with GCC licensed plates. Students in London were obliged to return their vehicles to the UAE” .
Al Mazrouei said that “The police commissioner in the United Kingdom, considering the current circumstances and safety reasons, issued a decision not to use cars with UAE plates in order to avoid attracting undesirable attention” The students were told to return their cars to the UAE.
“The Embassy of the UAE gives top priority to protecting the safety of citizens visiting the UK and the students with scholarships” he added. “The UAE Embassy is continuously looking over the conditions of their students in terms of academic performance, public behavior, and safety, to be distinguished ambassadors of their country”.
He pointed out that “The embassy continues, through the police attaché, to follow the case of the attack on student Abdullah Al Hosani”, adding that “London police took the necessary action against the attacker”.
“The city of London is safe, but citizens, especially students, must be careful,” Al Mazrouei said.
The statement came as a response after the horrific assault on a UAE national last week by an Arab man, who vandalised a number of vehicles that are registered with UAE and other GCC licensed plates.
British media revealed that the aggressor faced charges of racially motivated beating, causing injuries and possession of a second-degree narcotic.
The accused, named Adnan Mousa (24 years old), was arrested last Saturday and was referred to the prosecution and presented to the Westminster Court with a list of the three charges.
