A court of first instance convicted him of a fine of 30,000 dirhams

An employee embezzles 290,000 dirhams of patients' money with fake deductions

An employee manipulated the accounts of a medical center in which he was working and seized 290,412 dirhams and 39 fils by making fake discounts for patients at 100% and seizing money for himself, until the center conducted an audit of the accounts and it was found that there was a financial deficit in amounts that were not deposited in the center’s account, and the employee was convicted From the Court of First Instance with a fine of 30,000 dirhams, and he has demanded the center in the case to oblige the employee to pay him 299,421 dirhams and 39 fils with the legal interest of 12%, in addition to 9,000 dirhams in compensation due to the serious material and moral damages he suffered, as represented by what the defendant did He is charged with the crime of appropriating his money that he invests in his commercial activity in the purchase and maintenance of medical equipment and devices, and the expenses he spent in exchange for pursuing the case and the moral damages he incurred in the form of insulting his reputation, which prompted many clients and companies to refrain from dealing with him because of the defendant’s seizure of his money and his inability to pay his obligations, and he also demanded that the employee be prevented from traveling.

The Ras Al Khaimah Partial Civil Court ruled that the employee must pay the center 299,421 dirhams, 39 fils, the value of the amount he seized and compensation for the material and moral damages incurred by him, with an annual interest of 6% from the date of the judgment until full payment, and obligated him to pay fees, expenses and attorney’s fees.

The agent of the employee demanded that the case not be accepted to file it prematurely, given that the judgment of the first degree did not become final as it was appealed, and demanded that the case be suspended until the final criminal judgment becomes final. And the amicable settlement of civil and commercial disputes, and a request to dismiss the case for lack of validity and proof, adding that his client admitted that he had seized 8980 dirhams, and therefore the claimed amount was not valid.

The representative of the center stated that the criminal judgment became final after it was approved on appeal and that it was not challenged by cassation, and that the report of the computational expertise proved the fact of appropriation of the center's funds, and it is not required to present the dispute to the mediation committee because his client's requests included an urgent order, as a petition order was issued to prevent him from traveling.

A partial civil court confirmed in the merits of the ruling that the report of the accounting expert reached the result of the defendant's appropriation of the plaintiff's money, as it was found from the review of the electronic system and operations that he had seized the plaintiff's money through operations for which cash receipts were not released despite receiving cash amounts from patients and granting patients discounts of 100 percent. 100% through the electronic system despite receiving the financial amounts, at a value of 290 thousand and 412 dirhams and 39 fils.

She added that the accused was criminally convicted by a conclusive judgment, and the expert report proved the validity of the incident, which is a result that the court takes as technical evidence that it can rely on, explaining that with regard to material and moral compensation, the employee was working for the plaintiff and was entrusted with his money and encroached on it and harmed his reputation with his clients, and the court considers the plaintiff’s answer to a request Compensation for material and moral damage, the court estimated at 9000 dirhams, and ruled to oblige the employee to pay to the plaintiff 299 thousand and 421 dirhams 39 fils, the value of the amount he seized and compensation for the material and moral damages incurred by him with an annual interest of 6%, and obligated him to pay fees, expenses and attorney's fees.

• Ras al-Khaimah civil servant obliged the employee to refund 299 thousand dirhams to the medical center.

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