Prosecutors are to challenge an acquittal verdict of former minister of state Khalifa Bakheet Al Falasi and other defendants in a fraud case, Dubai Attorney General Essam Al Humaidan announced yesterday.
The Court of First Instance jailed the defendants, but on May 28 the Court of Appeal declared them innocent and refused to allow a civil lawsuit.
Al Falasi said the challenge by Dubai Public Prosecution would be considered by the Court of Cassation. In February the Court of First Instance sentenced Al Falasi to two years in prison for deceiving a Lebanese businesswoman. A US national and an Indian involved in the case were each jailed for two years, to be followed by deportation.
Al Falasi was sacked from his ministerial post in February 2008. He was formerly minister of education and the UAE's ambassador to Australia.END
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