Bribe Seeker Gets Three Years in Prison
9 November 2009
ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi First Instance Criminal Court sentenced a Pakistani national, to three years imprisonment and a fine of Dh170,000 for seeking a bribe, a Press release said on Sunday.
He will be deported after completion of his jail term.
The defendant had taken advantage of his job as a real estate assessor with a real estate company to demand a bribe from a customer for raising the assessment price of two villas, which were earlier assessed by a bank as per the market price.
Later, the customer reported the incident to the investigation directorate.
The accused was caught red-handed while receiving the money from the customer. The defendant admitted to the crime.
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