PR officer arrested for embezzling around Dhs44,600 from institution in Dubai
17 Dec 2020
Sohaila Ahmed,
Staff Reporter
The Public Funds Prosecution in Dubai referred a public relation (PR) officer to Criminal Court on embezzlement charges, after he misappropriated funds of around Dhs44,600 from a public institution where he was working.
Counselor Salem Ahmed Bin Khadem, Senior Chief Prosecutor at Public Funds Prosecution, who initiated the investigation into the case, said that as per the prosecution investigation, it revealed that the accused was working as PR officer in a company belonging to a public institution in Dubai.
His nature of work as a PRO was to carry out the company transactions with various government departments, receive money from the company to complete those transactions and submit transaction receipts to the accounts department.