Court Round-Up

One year for drug possession, use A young Arab man must serve one year in jail followed by deportation after he was convicted of possessing and consuming narcotics. Bullet ‘souvenir’ brings woman Dh3,000k fine A woman who claimed she had tried to smuggle a bullet into the country as a keepsake has been fined and will be deported. Policeman accused of embezzling Dh1,000 A policeman allegedly embezzled Dh1,000 worth of car damage compensation after a woman was involved in a car accident, a court heard. Contracting company loses Dh18.7m compensation case The Abu Dhabi Civil Court of First Instance has rejected a lawsuit filed by a contracting company against a government entity demanding the government entity to pay Dh18.7 million as compensation for the damages it inflicted, when it asked the contracting company to make adjustments in a project it was executing for it in 1998. Two men jailed for fight at nightclub DUBAI - A British expat residing in Dubai has been sentenced to three months in jail for punching a compatriot, twice in the face and breaking his jaw. ‘Sick-leave’ worker charged with embezzling Dh500k DUBAI - A marketing manager went on trial in absentia on the charge of embezzling about half a million dirhams from his workplace. Public Prosecution employee embezzled Dh48K, court told A Public Prosecution employee admitted in the Court of First Instance that he embezzled Dh48,000 worth of fine he had collected from a bounced cheque case accused. Woman kickboxer thwarted rape attempt, court hears A woman kickboxer escaped a rape attempt on her by a man she had met at a nightclub, but not without some injuries, a court heard. ‘Convicted Britons can appeal the verdict’ Three British citizens who had been sentenced to four years in prison for possession of illegal drugs have the right to appeal the sentence should they wish to do so, Attorney General in Dubai Issam Issa Al Humaidan said on Tuesday. Court adjourns sedition case hearing to May 6 The trial of Emiratis accused of belonging to a clandestine organisation resumed its hearings on Tuesday at the State Security Court, part of the Federal Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.

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