Asian man wins plea in embezzlement trial

An Asian goods delivery employee was yesterday acquitted by the High Court of Appeal after he was previously convicted of embezzling around BD23,000 from the company he worked for. The man was earlier sentenced by the High Criminal Court to six months imprisonment and deportation.

However, he was yesterday acquitted as the plaintiff didn’t provide any documents that prove the conviction. According to the defense attorney Zuhair Abduillateef, his client was accused by the company of embezzling BD22,898 while delivering goods to cold stores.

“He was referred by the Public Prosecution to the court on October 3, 2018, after accusing him of embezzling the said amount, which was found in his possession because of job, in the Northern Governorate. “The court sentenced him in absentia to six months imprisonment and ordered to permanently deport him after completing his sentence,” the lawyer clarified.

The defendant pleaded not guilty and filed an appeal against the verdict. In the trial, Mr. Abdullateef stated that no documents or evidence was provided by the company proving that his client had embezzled or received any amounts from the cold stores as claimed.