Dubai court charges man with stealing diamond worth $20 mln

[TomSea]

Dubai court charges man with stealing diamond worth $20 mln

A manager at the workplace was the one who reported the diamond missing after doing an inventory of the items kept in the company safe. (File photo: AFP)

Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Friday, 28 September 2018

A Sri Lankan security officer stood trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance after being charged with stealing a diamond worth $20 million (73.5 million AED).

Public prosecution records stated that the perpetrator stole the gem from his workplace at a freezone company near the Dubai International Airport, then headed to his friend’s house.

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I guess that is the diamond in question. How finite is the supply of diamonds in the world? Interesting article.  I wonder if this is the kind of offense they would execute someone over in countries such as where this happened?

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

I guess that is the diamond in question. How finite is the supply of diamonds in the world? Interesting article.  I wonder if this is the kind of offense they would execute someone over in countries such as where this happened?

I expect they will execute him, probably in public with a sharp object.

As for diamonds, the supply is intentionally kept low by diamond cartels to keep prices high.

However, with China in Botswana, we may see that change as they try to sell everything they can get their hands on.

[thackney]

I expect they will execute him, probably in public with a sharp object.

As for diamonds, the supply is intentionally kept low by diamond cartels to keep prices high.

However, with China in Botswana, we may see that change as they try to sell everything they can get their hands on.

Death penalty is very rare in all of UAE including Dubai, about one person every other year.  Don't confuse them with Saudi Arabia.  They don't execute for theft.

Death Penalty Database, United Arab Emirates
https://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=United+Arab+Emirates