An Iraqi man has been sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison with hard labour and fined KD3 million (approx. BD3.6 million) after defrauding several victims of approximately KD4.5 million (BD5.5 million) through fraudulent real estate investments.
Case files revealed that the man misled buyers into purchasing chalets and other properties that were later found to be in violation of building regulations and heavily mortgaged with multiple banks, resulting in severe financial losses for the victims.
Because the defendant is currently abroad and has failed to appear in court, the sentence was handed down in absentia.
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