(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) customer service official stood trial in the Dubai Criminal Court of First instance on Sunday on the charge of embezzling Dh93,000 from the authority. He denied the charge.
The 38-year-old Emirati official, identified as W.A.H, allegedly collected payments from customers in transactions and did not deposit a part of them to the RTA's treasury.
The misappropriation was detected in 2013 when an RTA treasury official was comparing the revenues of the day with the amount deposited in the bank. He found out that there was a deficit in the deposit made by the RTA's customer service centre at which the accused was working as a customer service officer.
When the auditors verified the transactions processed, the accused was found to have deposited Dh62,155, but there was a shortfall of Dh93,000.
When the accused was summoned for questioning, he went on leave for three days.
After reporting back to work, he was subjected to an internal investigation by the director of disputes and lawsuits section of the RTA, during which he admitted to misappropriating the amount because he had some financial hardships. The accused then promised he would give the amount back and also appealed to the investigator not to take legal action against him.
The accused gave his admission of guilt in writing, and was referred to the Public Prosecution, which charged him with embezzling money belonging to a public institution.
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