Monday 23 February 2009

New body to tackle financial crimes

A newly created special body will prosecute cases of bribery, money laundering, abuse of power, embezzlement and the misuse of funds in the capital city.

Finance Public Prosecution will specialise in financial crimes in public and semipublic organisations.

“The new body is specialised in investigating financial crimes and referring those cases to relevant courts in accordance with the laws concerning public fund-related crimes, such as breaches of trust and abuse of public office,” Yousef al Ibri, the Abu Dhabi attorney general, said in a statement.

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