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RAS AL KHAIMAH — A private bank has filed a case of embezzlement in the RAK Criminal Court against a UAE national even after dismissing him from service and striking a deal with him to drop the charges if he returned the Dh110,000 that was embezzled.
The case history dates back to November 2005 when the man was arrested and charged with defrauding documents to embezzle Dh50,000, Dh5,000 and Dh55,000 from three private accounts with the bank.
''This is a private bank, so the documents issued by it could not be considered on a par with those issued by government bodies," the defence lawyer argued before the criminal court.
He also contended that since his client had returned the money after the embezzlement came to light, it is "a strong indication that the defendant has discovered the enormity of his crime and did his best to correct his wrongdoing."
The defendant had also struck a deal with the bank to give up all the embezzled money if the charges were dropped. Not only has the defendant been fired from bank as an administrative punishment but there has a violation of the deal reached between the two parties, the lawyer said.
''My client has been stunned to discover that the bank, and for no apparent reason, filed a case against him even after taking all the mentioned procedures,'' he said.
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