In an unprecedented twist of events that startled the Dubai Court of First Instance’s packed courtroom, Presiding Judge Mohammad Jamal referred Deyaar’s graft case involving the 45-year-old American CEO, Z.S., and Emirati ex-minister, M.K., to the Public Funds Prosecution to look into some incidents that remained uninvestigated.
“Court proceedings and deliberations, lawyers’ defence and witnesses’ statements have exposed that a number of incidents involving different projects and incidents were left uninvestigated by prosecutors. This bench of judges cannot hand out a judgment if there were some incidents that were unquestioned and if there were certain charges that were unleveled against the defendants. Hence the court has decided to refer the case back to the prosecution as per article 17 of the Criminal Procedures Law. Prosecutors will have the jurisdictional power to either drop the case or process a new accusation sheet and refer the case to a different bench of judges,” according to yesterday’s decision.
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