Judge Abdullah Ali Al Emadi (Photo: Al Sharq)
Doha: Qatar Criminal Court is hearing a case of embezzlement of QR 30 million by three employees of an oil company.
Audits of accounts revealed the embezzlement of official funds by the defendants, which was possible due to the access offered due to the nature of their job, reported Al Sharq newspaper.
Judge Abdullah Ali Al Emadi and a number of judges chaired the hearing.
Of the three accused, two defendants work in the accounting department while the third was from the administrative department.
The company accuses that the three conspired to commit the crime of misappropriation of funds.
The company demanded that the accused return the siphoned off money.
The arguments in court revealed that the first defendant siphoned off the money by virtue of his work and the second person facilitated the crime by hiding the embezzlement in the official records of the company. The third defendant was accused of negligence in his work and breach of his duties.
The legal official of the oil company demanded for the return of the misappropriated funds and the case was postponed for a future date.
