Two ex-Nakheel men sent for trial

Two Australians, former employees of the property company Nakheel, have been charged after a corruption investigation.

Matt Joyce, the managing director of Nakheel’s Dubai Waterfront project, and a Nakheel colleague, Marcus Lee, were arrested on January 25 after being accused of trying to bribe a public official.

The Dubai Public Prosecution confirmed yesterday that the two men had been charged, but details of the charge would not be released for several days. Their lawyer said he also was awaiting clarification.