Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Fraudsters to face tougher sentences
A landmark court ruling yesterday is likely to have implications for all officials charged with fraud in the emirate and may lead to harsher sentences.
The Dubai Court of Cassation upheld the conviction of the former chief executive of Sama Dubai’s Lagoons project and his sentence of three years in prison for accepting bribes after he was tried as a public official.
Abdel Salam al Merri had previously been tried, and acquitted, as a private employee.
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