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Dubai: The Dubai Court of Appeal has found three men guilty of negligence
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According to official records, the 53-year-old Indian worker was walking at a Even with all that tech, banks need a
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Dubai Police summoned the safety and security officer, foreman and the site
supervisor, all Indian, for questioning. A 65-year-old Egyptian engineer was
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The worker was performing his duty as part of the night shift when he wanted
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An Indian worker testified that it was 2.30am when the victim left the
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Dubai Public Prosecution charged the three Indian and Egyptian defendants
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However, lawyer Hani Hammouda from Kefah Al Zaabi Advocates,
representing the Egyptian engineer, appealed against the verdict claiming his Dubai Police
client was a consultant engineer and had no authority on the site. “There is no rescue girl, 17, from
criminal responsibility on my client as he is a consultant engineer. The victim prostitution gang
isn’t under the responsibility of my client as the victim works for a
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He said that the construction company warned their workers not to go outside
the worksite but the victim had gone to the room from where he fell. “The
victim walked from the work site to another area despite the warning. He
needed to be with the safety officer during the work hours on the site,”
Hammouda added.

The Dubai Court of Appeal overturned the verdict and cleared the Egyptian
engineer of the charges.

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