Court upholds punishment of two men on fraud charges

The Dubai Misdemeanor Court has sentenced two men — an Asian and an Arab — to one year in jail followed by deportation after being found guilty of defrauding an Arab investor using forged documents.

- Mohammed Yaseen, Staff Reporter

The court also ordered them to pay a fine of Dhs201,000, equivalent to the amount they had unlawfully obtained from the victim, and ruled that the forged lease contract and related documents be confiscated. The verdict was later upheld by the Court of Appeal.

The case dates back to December of last year, when an Arab investor approached the police to report that he had been deceived by the two defendants. According to his statement, the Asian defendant falsely claimed to be an official working at a well-known hotel in Dubai, while the Arab defendant introduced himself as a real estate broker.