'I can make millions of dollars rain down on you'

A blacksmith claimed he can make the sky rains millions of dollars with the help of genies, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.
 
According to the Prosecution sheet, Io, 30, Chadian, claimed that he has magical powers to unlawfully get money from people by claiming that he could make $25m fall from the sky. He was also accused of possessing forged $34,000 for trading in purpose.
 
Prosecutors said he claimed to a policeman that he dealt in sorcery and used magical powers to bring down millions of dollars from the skies by dealing with genies.
 
The accused asked the policeman to bring sea water after performing the prayer and then accused brought an empty metal box to put the dollars into.
 
The policeman testified before the prosecution on receiving a tip off police arranged a meeting with the man in a flat in Al Mamzar area. “I brought him the stuff he asked me to get. He placed a big piece of cloth on the floor and asked me to pray. Then he asked me to pray for the money to come down and told me to go to fetch sea water… On my way, he phoned me and claimed that the genies had arrived and got the money. I returned back. He asked me to pray six times until genies filled the box with money. Then he asked me to give him Dh200 as tip for the genie… At this moment he was arrested by the squad.”
 
Police confiscated fake $34,000 with the accused.
 
IO denied both the accusation and pleaded not guilty and asked the court presided by Judge Al Saeed Barghouth to acquit him. The court adjourned the case until January 12 for verdict.
 

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