An administrator with the Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has been accused of defrauding Jumeirah's Mina Al Salam Hotel out of US$24,503 (Dh90,000) by using a fake permit to renew their Ramadan tent licence.
According to a report in Gulf News, prosecutors have charged the 26-year-old Emirati DTCM official with abusing his public service office, embezzling public funds and issuing a forged document claiming that the leisure tent's permit was renewed.
The Dubai Court of First Instance's Presiding Judge Al Saeed Mohammad Barghout adjourned the case until 26-year-old A.S. is legally notified about the next hearing in June.
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According to the charge sheet, prosecutors said A.S. unlawfully pocketed the money for his own benefit.
Mina Al Salam's representative had paid him Dh90,000 to renew the permit of the leisure tent after it expired.
The Emirati was charged with forging two official documents — the permit and the receipt showing that he had collected the money. He was also charged with dishonestly using the department's stamp on the renewed permit.
An Emirati executive at the department testified that a manager at the Jumeirah International Group, which runs Mina Al Salam, visited them.
"He presented a photocopy of a temporary permit for the leisure tent. He claimed to me that the Dubai Municipality inspectors visited the tent site to check on the permit's validity and authenticity.
"And when the inspectors could not find the original permit, they asked the manager to visit us at the department and obtain the original permit. The original permit turned out to be a look-alike and [had been] tampered with," claimed the executive.
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May 28, 2011 , United Arab Emirates
It seems like Jumeirah really has some business ethics, no wonder how Zabeel had the hotel licence that quickly after Rixos..