Dubai detains Iraqi MP over banking cheque

An Iraqi lawmaker has been arrested in the UAE state of Dubai over the 'malicious intent' of a bank cheque worth nearly $2 million.

MENA

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The New Arab & agencies

30 October, 2016

The Iraqi MP has been detained pending investigations [Getty]

Authorities in Dubai have detained an Iraqi member of parliament, after a complaint was issued against him over a cheque, the public prosecutor announced late Saturday.

Mohammed al-Tai was detained and questioned on Wednesday in the presence of his lawyer before he was detained pending completion of the investigation, prosecutor Isam Isa al-Humaidan said in a statement on the official WAM news agency.

The brief statement said Tai was suspected of issuing a cheque of about seven million dirhams (nearly $2 million) with "malicious intent".

Dubai has strict legal measures against bounced cheques and other transactions deemed fraudulant.