Supported 145 humanitarian cases through the communication team during 2022

Dubai Police provides support to elderly lost and victim of fake job

Dubai Police is keen to provide various forms of support for humanitarian cases. Archival

The Victim Communication Section of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigations and Investigations provided support to 145 humanitarian cases on the criminal and traffic sides during the past year, including two cases of a victim of fake job fraud and an elderly septuagenarian who strayed and forgot her residential address for three days.

Captain Dr. Saif Matar bin Lahej, Head of the Victim Communication Section, said that the department specializes in providing psychological, social and legal support for humanitarian cases, in coordination with strategic partners in charities, the Dubai Health Authority, the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, the Mohammed bin Rashid Charitable Establishment, and the Tarahum.

He added that among the cases provided by the department to care for a "victim of a fake job", a woman who was deceived through social media platforms, and came to the state to start a job promised by someone, but she was surprised by his disappearance, and that he was deceiving her, so the department ensured providing her needs, including temporary housing and meals, and coordinating with the concerned authorities to facilitate her travel procedures to return to her homeland.

He added that among the cases is also an elderly woman, aged 77, who was lost, does not remember her place of residence and does not know where to go, so the department provided her with temporary housing, and was accompanied by female elements to the hotel for three days, to enhance her sense of security, in addition to transferring her to the hospital for medical examinations and checking on her health condition, until her relatives were found.

Bin Lahej stressed the keenness of Dubai Police to provide various forms of support to humanitarian cases, each according to his situation, in order to overcome his ordeal, whether they are victims of criminal or traffic accidents, which enhances the community's confidence in communicating with the community police around the clock, through the smart services available on the Dubai Police application.

He explained that Dubai Police established the "Communication with the Victim" program in 2004, and has future plans regarding it, represented in linking with internal and external partners, and launching community initiatives for humanitarian cases, stressing that the department has trained and qualified cadres to provide services, in cooperation with the employees of police stations in the Emirate of Dubai, and directly follow up on humanitarian cases in registered reports.