UAE court upholds Pinoy accountant's jail term
11/29/2009 | 12:38 PM
A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has upheld a two-year jail term for a Filipino accountant who was convicted for torching two offices in his former workplace.
The UAE Court of Appeals also upheld the Filipino’s deportation once he serves his jail term, according to a report on UAE news site Khaleej Times.
It referred a separate embezzlement charge against the Filipino to the UAE Court of Misdemeanors.
Last October 13, the Court of First Instance sentenced the Filipino accountant to two years in prison followed by deportation for arson.
Court records showed the female director of the company where he used to work accused him of embezzling Dh10,000 (P127,865) while he was the accountant there.
She also accused him of setting her office and his office on fire. She alleged that he had been absent from work frequently.
The Filipino admitted to the prosecutors to setting the offices on fire.
On the other hand, the criminal evidence report showed that there were marks of tampering with the safe where the money, passports and files were kept. - GMANews.TV
The UAE Court of Appeals also upheld the Filipino’s deportation once he serves his jail term, according to a report on UAE news site Khaleej Times.
It referred a separate embezzlement charge against the Filipino to the UAE Court of Misdemeanors.
Last October 13, the Court of First Instance sentenced the Filipino accountant to two years in prison followed by deportation for arson.
Court records showed the female director of the company where he used to work accused him of embezzling Dh10,000 (P127,865) while he was the accountant there.
She also accused him of setting her office and his office on fire. She alleged that he had been absent from work frequently.
The Filipino admitted to the prosecutors to setting the offices on fire.
On the other hand, the criminal evidence report showed that there were marks of tampering with the safe where the money, passports and files were kept. - GMANews.TV
