Dubai: A Filipino porter faces one year in jail for stealing Dh3,765 from a charity box placed in the American Hospital, a court ruled on Wednesday.
The Dubai Court of First Instance found the 33-year-old Filipino porter, M.L., guilty of repositioning the surveillance camera and smuggling out the charity box before he stole Dh3,765 from it.
Pronouncing the verdict, Presiding Judge Fahmi Mounir said the accused will be deported after serving his punishment.
Prosecutors accused M.L., who worked at the American Hospital's X-ray section, with stealing the charity box which belonged to Dar Al Birr Charity Organisation.
An Emirati hospital employee testified: "A guardsman informed me that the charity funds' collector complained that a charity box was missing… the surveillance camera footage exposed the accused stealing the box which was left at the reception."
Police arrested M.L. shortly after the incident. He reportedly confessed to the prosecutor.
The primary judgment is still subject to appeal within 15 days.
