Criminal Conspiracy Under UAE Law

The Jigsaw of Accomplice Liability

Towards the end of 2017, the UAE public was made aware that there had been a massive syndicate organizing trading scams in the region which were reported to have removed nearly one billion dirhams from the market. Three main perpetrators organized the syndicate, which supposedly spanned over numerous year. However, the business implicated many people who had helped in the commission of the various offenses. In one of the crimes, these main perpetrators had flown in 35 people whom they sent into the market as purchase officers. These people brought products of every type and description against post-paid cheques which eventually bounced. The goods were then sold at unreasonably low prices to third parties for cash. The people are then flown out of the country before their perpetration comes to light.