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Kuwaiti official tasered after urinating on Blair's doorstep
A Kuwaiti government official was tasered by police officers after he was discovered urinating outside the home of Tony Blair. Diplomatic protection officers encountered the Arabic man as they patroled outside Blair's townhouse in London during the early hours. When they asked the man, who seemed to be drunk, to stop urinating he allegedly wouldn't cooperate and a scuffle broke out. Officers eventually used the taser in order to place the suspect, who spoke little English, under arrest. However the man collapsed and was taken to hospital, where it emerged he was a Kuwaiti government official, Ayedh Alrashidi. Described by associates as a "wealthy and peaceful man", he had been staying with friends in an apartment close to Blair's townhouse. Following the incident, which happened last September, he was at first charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a police officer, but was eventually bound over to keep the peace for 12 months following an agreement between his lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service. According to his lawyers, Alrashidi, was very concerned about his treatment by the police and considered taking the matter further. However he later returned to Kuwait having decided not to pursue the matter.
Posted by: ryuge 2012-04-23 |
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