Man cleared over 35 months of alleged unpaid wages
TDT | Manama
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A man has been acquitted of allegedly withholding a domestic worker’s wages after a lower criminal court said the case lacked proof.
Prosecutors said she went unpaid for 35 months, totalling BD5,250. The verdict was delivered in public session.
Payroll
The defence, led by lawyer Jassim Al Esa, challenged the claim and asked the court to summon the worker and obtain payroll and remittance records, along with telecoms and regulatory data.
Prosecutors said the worker’s monthly wage was BD150 and alleged non-payment from June 2022 until this year.
Al Esa said the worker moved to the ex-wife’s household after a divorce and that the complaint arose from a maintenance dispute.
Bank transfers
He added that bank transfers show the worker sent money to her family in the Philippines and argued that doubt should favour the accused.
The court said the case rested mainly on a statement submitted on the worker’s behalf and was not backed by other material in the file.
As it was not satisfied the charge was proven, it returned an acquittal.
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