They have gone on trial.
A gang of five - three Arabs and two Africans -were charged with armed robbery from a bank in Al Majaz 2 in Sharjah.

The five armed men managed to grab cash after they threatened the staff and a number of customers present at the bank during the moment of the attack on June 25.

The Sharjah Police were alerted of the incident and immediately dispatched officials to the scene. The five masked men had managed to execute their theft plan in a few minutes and had left the bank. The police launched an investigation based on pieces of information provided by the staff of the bank and other eyewitnesses. They also monitored the CCTV cameras and managed to identify the nationalities of the perpetrators.

The judiciary presided by judge Mahmood Abu baker confronted three Arabs who attended the court hearing, they denied the charges. The two African nationals were absent during the court process.

The court confronted the third defendant, whose involvement in the robbery included impersonating as a woman wearing abaya and shayla. He denied and pleaded not guilty.

The court postponed the case to July 22 to hear witnesses' testimony.

SOURCE : KHALEEJTIMES