The Corruption Crimes Court, today, Monday, issued its verdict in the criminal case related to the file of the General Authority for Crossings and Borders, based on the evidence and proofs presented by the Public Prosecution, and after completing the trial procedures in accordance with the provisions of the law.
The court sentenced the accused (N.M.) to (15) years in prison, and the accused (R.M.) to (7) years in prison for the charges attributed to them.
The court also ordered the accused (N.M.) to return the amounts listed in the indictment, totaling 6,137,225 shekels, 4,499,030 US dollars, 2,923,717 Jordanian dinars, and 6,974 euros. It also imposed a financial fine on the convicted persons equivalent to the amounts ordered to be returned, and decided to confiscate the movable and immovable assets obtained from the crime, which were seized and impounded in connection with the case, and to confiscate the real estate belonging to the convicted persons located inside Palestine and in both the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, and to deprive them of disposing of them, in accordance with legal procedures.
The verdict was issued by the court panel formed under the presidency of Judge Ramez Musleh, and the membership of Judges Najat Al-Breiki and Fattoum Qatami.
The Public Prosecution attributed to the accused (N.M.) the commission of the crime of corruption punishable under the Anti-Corruption Law No. (1) of 2005 and its amendments, for acts represented by illicit enrichment, trading in influence, abuse of authority and investment in office, and obtaining an unlawful personal benefit in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Law and the Penal Code, in addition to the crime of money laundering for the accused (N.M.) and the accused (R.M.) according to the legal description contained in the decision and indictment issued by the Public Prosecution.
The Public Prosecution affirmed that, within its legal jurisdiction, it took precautionary measures during the stages of the lawsuit, including precautionary seizure of movable and immovable assets, to preserve public funds and ensure the effectiveness of the judgment's enforcement.
It stressed that it will, without delay, initiate all necessary legal procedures to implement and enforce the judgment, and pursue all its legal effects, in order to achieve general and specific deterrence, and to enshrine the principle of impunity.
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"Corruption Crimes Agency" issues prison sentences, confiscation, and fines in the case of the Crossings and Borders Authority