DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former Australia football captain Craig Moore will face a sole misdemeanor charge of illegally consuming alcohol following last week's drunken dispute with a taxi driver over his refusal to pay a $14 cab fare, local media reported Wednesday.
The Gulf News and The National newspapers reported online that earlier charges against Moore, including refusing to pay the taxi fare and assaulting police, were dropped. Moore remains free on bail.
His case has been referred to a Dubai misdemeanors court. No court date has been scheduled.
Moore was arrested last Wednesday after police were called in to settle a dispute over a 50 dirhams ($13.60) taxi fare. He reportedly then pushed a police officer.
According to the state news agency WAM, Sami Salim al-Shamsi, chairman of the Bur Dubai Prosecution, said that prosecutors have questioned Moore and heard testimonies from the victims who have since withdrawn their complaint against the football player.
"After the suspect paid the taxi fare and the victims pardoned him, the public prosecution has decided at the end of investigations that there is no need, under the law, to initiate a criminal case for the offenses of assaulting and insulting a public employee and refusing to pay the taxi fare as per," Al-Shamsi said according to WAM.
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