The Abu Dhabi Police advise Filipinos and other expats to demand a proper identification card when approached by persons introducing themselves as police officers.
With the surge in reports of criminal elements posing as cops, Lt. Col. Al Neyadi said that proper CID personnel would always have their identification card ready.
“Take your time to verify his ID. If you have any doubt, contact 999,” said Lt. Col. Al Neyadi, who has been in public service for the past 27 years.
Lt. Col. Al Neyadi was speaking at a recently held First Filipino Community Forum, a first-of-its-kind dialogue between Abu Dhabi Police and the Philippine Embassy and was attended by over 100 community leaders spearheaded by the Bayanihan Council in Abu Dhabi.
Authorities confirmed that operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) are usually dressed in civilian clothes to blend in with the crowd as a standard practice across the world.
They furthered that if someone claims to be from the CID, the individual being questioned has the right to check and verify if the person who approached her/him is indeed from the CID.
Real CID officials will not hesitate to show and verify that they are from the department and will only approach individuals who violated a law, it was gathered at the public forum.
The clarification came in the midst of various reports about fake policemen victimizing civilians.
