Dubai: A visitor and a clerk have been accused of forging an Emirates ID card that they used to embezzle around Dh1 million in cash and credit cards from a local bank.
Prosecutors accused the Pakistani duo, 37-year-old visitor G.A. and a 22-year-old clerk, I.A., of forging an Emirates ID and using the forged document to apply for loans and credit cards from the bank.
G.A. was said to have embezzled Dh480,000 in the form of a bank loan and a credit card.
I.A. was believed to have embezzled around Dh490,000 in the form of a bank loan and a credit card.
The duo pleaded not guilty and denied forging the Emirates ID or defrauding the bank when they appeared before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Tuesday.
A director at the bank claimed to prosecutors that he reported the matter to the police after discovering that the defendants had provided them with forged documents when they applied for loans.
Presiding judge Mohammad Jamal adjourned the case until October 27.
