The Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced two maintenance workers to one-year imprisonment, payment of a fine compensating the stolen amount, and deportation from the country after completion of their sentence.
They have been convicted of stealing $40,000 from the villa of an Asian businessman.
According to the police investigation records, the case dates back to October 2021, when a businessman reported a theft of $40,000 from his villa.
When he and his wife returned home, the businessman stated that their daughter informed him that two Asians had entered the villa and stolen from the property.