The Cassation Court has upheld the punishment issued against a Bahraini banker who took advantage of the authorities given to him by embezzling money from his wife’s account. The defendant was earlier sentenced to three years behind bars, which was also confirmed by the High Appeals Court.
The couple reportedly had disagreements, and the husband resolved to avenge them by taking money from her account. The woman uncovered her husband’s wrongdoing and filed a complaint against him.
The defendant has already been fired by the bank for other reasons, and she revealed that he would bring to their home some papers to make her sign them when she had some transactions to make. However, she suddenly found out that several transactions were made without her approval, including the withdrawal of BD1,800.
The bank investigated the matter and discovered that the husband was behind that. Wrongdoing The husband denied any wrongdoing, stating that everything was done with her consent.
