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Dubai lender Tamweel's deputy CEO detained |
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9/10/2008 10:18:41 AM |
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Tamweel PJSC, the Emirates' largest mortgage lender, said Tuesday its deputy CEO has been detained by Dubai authorities for questioning "in connection with an ongoing investigation."
The detention of Abdulla Nasser Abdulla, who also heads the four-year-old finance company's real estate investment and brokerage services subsidiary, comes amid a widening probe of corporate corruption in this booming Persian Gulf city-state.
Tamweel made the disclosure in two letters - one signed by the company's chairman, the other by its chief executive - filed with the Dubai Financial Market on Tuesday. It wasn't clear when the arrest happened.
The company pledged cooperation with the authorities but did not provide additional details, saying it did not want to jeopardize the ongoing investigation. A spokeswoman declined to comment further.
Dubai's widely publicized anti-graft probe comes as the emirate seeks to establish itself as a business-friendly 21st Century financial hub linking Europe and the Far East. The city-state is eager to burnish its transparency credentials so it can better compete for clout and corporate offices against rising business centers in India and China as well as in its own backyard.
Last month, Dubai's public prosecutor vowed to take "strict and prompt action" against corruption and bribery "wherever they occur in the emirate, whether in the public or private sectors." The government said at the time that fighting corruption is one of its top priorities.
Tamweel specializes in mortgages that comply with sharia, or Islamic law, which forbids usury. The company says it has financed property worth more than 11.5 billion dirhams ($3.13 billion).
The investigation into Abdulla follows the detention of two former Tamweel executives, Adel Al Shirawi and Feras Kalthoum. Before they joined Dubai investment firm Istithmar World PJSC, Shirawi was Tamweel's chief executive and Kalthoum the finance company's head of investments.
Istithmar last month acknowledged that both men were being questioned "on certain alleged charges related to their previous positions at another company." Istithmar said it itself was not under investigation.
Officials linked to other large Dubai companies, such as property developers Deyaar Development PJSC and Nakheel PJSC, have also been questioned by authorities. No charges have yet been brought.
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Source: Uaedailynews.com |
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