UAE- 'Fraudulent' accountant to stand trial

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution has referred an Arab accountant who works for a GCC diplomatic mission to the Abu Dhabi Misdemeanors Court, for allegedly forging legal documents and using them to illegally possess an amount of Dh5.3 million. The case unfolded when the diplomatic mission reported to the police that a financial manipulation was discovered when the accounts handled by the defendant were checked. Investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution showed that the defendant had forged cheques issued by the mission, and had encashed and deposited the amount in his personal account. The total amount of money the defendant deposited in this way accounted to Dh5.3m.