5 managers face Dh4.85m graft charges
THEY ARE ACCUSED OF BRIBERY FOR TENDERS TO BUILD SEAPORT TERMINAL AND VILLA
They are accused of bribery for tenders to build seaport terminal and villa |
Awoman manager, who worked at DP World, and four managerial executives have been accused of committing financial irregularities amounting to Dh4.85 million over two dubious deals.
The Emirati manager allegedly abused her authority [as a department manager at DP World] and requested a Dh500,000 bribe for herself and her Syrian woman colleague from a construction company’s Egyptian manager to help his company win a tender to construct a villa for an African president at Jumeirah Hills.
The Emirati was also said to have requested a Dh4.35 million bribe, according to records, for herself and her Syrian colleague from another construction company’s Jordanian chief executive to help his company win a tender to construct a terminal at a seaport in Dubai.
The manager was helped by her colleague, the Jordanian executive and a Lebanese manager in committing the financial irregularities.
Moreover, the Jordanian [in his capacity as a construction company’s chief executive] was believed to have offered Dh4.35 million in bribe to the Emirati manager, through her Syrian colleague, in order to win the tender to build the seaport terminal.
The other construction company’s Egyptian manager also offered a Dh500,000 bribe to the Emirati, through her colleague, to win the tender for constructing the African president’s villa.
Prosecutors also charged the Jordanian, Lebanese and Syrian suspects of forging an agreement, signed between the Jordanian’s company and a technical services company.
According to the agreement, the technical services company would provide consultations and strategic support to the construction company to win the tender to construct the seaport
terminal against a six per cent commission of Dh72.5 million [the total cost of the project].
According to the charge sheet, these financial irregularities happened between January 2012 and March 2014. The Emirati and Lebanese suspects were the only ones who appeared before the Dubai Court of First Instance yesterday and entered a not guilty plea.