Expert testimony in Mizin case ready to be heard

The expert assigned by the court to investigate  the Mizin case has finished preparing his final report.

SAS, former CEO of Mizin Properties, and JHH, a Lebanese businessman attended the hearing with their defence lawyers.

Presiding judge of the Dubai Criminal Court announced that the expert sent a letter to the court saying he has finished preparing the final report on the case which he will send very soon.

SAS is facing three accusations namely, accepting bribes and benefits, damaging the country’s welfare, offering company facilities and discounts to a person in violation of the company’s rules.

JHH is accused of offering bribes and benefits to the first accused and agreeing with, and assisting him, to offer facilities and discounts on properties and lands. He is also accused of criminal complicity in damaging the public welfare.

Witness absent in Nakheel case
 
The Dubai Criminal Court adjourned the Nakheel Waterfront case until October 19.

The case has four Australians, two of whom are declared fugitives by the court, accused of damaging Nakheel’s interests and making Dh44.1 million in illegal commissions.
 
The case was adjourned as a witness did not appear in court.

The other two accused attended the hearing with their lawyers Salem Al Shaali and Ali Al Shamsi.
 
AJ, former Legal Manager (fugitive), MJ, former CEO and MR, former Commercial Operations Manager of Nakheel’s Waterfront project, and AR, a businessman (fugitive), are all accused of selling a piece of land owned by the company by claiming it is AR’s property and making Dh44.1m out of the deal.
According to the charge sheet the four defendants managed to defraud Sun Land Company in the deal.

Deyaar 2 – final defence

The Dubai Court of Appeal adjourned the Deyaar 2 corruption case to October 12, to allow defence lawyers to submit their final defence.

Deyaar 2 is a sub-case of Deyaar's main corruption case, in which MK, a former minister and Chairman of Deyaar Property, and ZS, its executive director, an American of Lebanese origin, have been accused of corruption.

In this Deyaar 2 case, however, SAR, an Emirati faces three charges: making Dh22.75 million in profit by exploiting his post as a public employee, taking Dh11.65m commission and giving a Dh16m loan to a second suspect, IAJ, a UAE businessman.

IAJ is still at large and is accused of criminal complicity.

In earlier sessions, SAR denied being a public employee and stressed that he was not assigned to a public service.

The First Instance Criminal Court had sentenced SAR to a three-year jail term and Dh115.8m in fines, in addition to a payback of Dh101,000 to Deyaar.

The same court acquitted IAJ of criminal complicity.

The Public Prosecution has appealed against the sentence, asking for a stiffer penalty for both accused.

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