TWO secretaries jailed for five years for embezzling BD32,000 from a travel company to spend on luxuries have lost their final appeals.
The 42-year-old man and 34-year-old woman, both Filipino, were also fined BD5,000 each by the High Criminal Court in August.
They lodged appeals at the Supreme Criminal Appeals Court which, however, upheld their initial sentences.
A final appeal at the Cassation Court has also been rejected.
“The defendants lost their final appeals due to sufficient evidence against them,” read the Cassation Court ruling.
“They embezzled BD32,000 from January until August 2019 and transferred the money to their bank accounts in the Philippines.
“They are said to have bought mobile phones, clothes and jewellery with the embezzled money.
“The male defendant also bought a car worth BD900 in addition to glasses and watches.
“He transferred BD11,349 to his bank account and his co-defendant transferred BD20,955 to her account.”
The 42-year-old previously told prosecutors that he asked his brother and sister to send the money to his bank account in an attempt to evade arrest.
However, his siblings said they were unaware that the money was stolen and were not implicated in the case.
The embezzled amount has been confiscated.
Both the defendants will be deported after completing their sentences.
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