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Court Round-Up

Six jailed for Dh30m fraud
A 38-year-old man who posed as a Public Prosecution official to swindle, along with others, a businessman of almost Dh30 million in bogus business deals has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Hemiplegic biker gets Dh1.5m in damages
The Abu Dhabi Civil Court of Appeal at the Judiciary Department in Abu Dhabi on Monday ordered a company to pay Dh200,000 in indemnity to the family of an Arab man whose motorcycle crashed on to a pile of sand in a sand-filling site where the company was undertaking some work without fixing a warning signboard.
Man given suspended sentence for blackmail
A man, who blackmailed a compatriot woman to have sex with him by threatening to circulate her private photos, has been given a suspended one-year prison sentence.
Emirates Post ex-employee jailed for embezzlement
An Emirates Post ex-employee has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling more than Dh97,000 from her workplace.
Cleaner jailed for stealing from donation box
A Dubai Courts cleaner has been sentenced to three months in jail for stealing money from a donation box at the courts. The Court of First Instance ordered that he be deported after serving his jail sentence.
Driver in the dock for trying to bribe RTA officer
A 29-year-old truck driver stood in the dock charged with offering a Dh2,000 bribe to an inspector of the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) in return for not issuing him a ticket.
Hope for swifter movement on debtors’ assets
Legal counsel from various advocacy offices in Dubai complained of what they called a delay in the procedures at the Civil Execution Department at the Dubai Courts.
Jail term for molesting maid upheld
A 37-year-old worker has had his six-month jail term upheld by the Court of Appeal for molesting a housemaid after trespassing into the villa where she worked in Al Mamzar at night.
Sedition case next hearing on May 20
The State Security Department of the Supreme Federal Court, presided over by Chief Justice Falah Al Hajiri, resumed its sessions to hear the defence of the accused in the secret illegal organisation case on Tuesday.
Labourer on trial for assault leading to workmate’s death
A labourer died due to heart complications after having a fight with a work mate over a water pump on a farm in Hatta, a court heard.
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