Fake Saudi Cash for Lighter Ends in Suspended Term
A lighter worth just BD2 and a fistful of fake Saudi banknotes ended in suspended jail sentences for two GCC nationals after their bungled spending spree in a Muharraq shopping mall.
The High Criminal Court handed one of the men a year behind bars, then immediately suspended the punishment for three years.
The judges noted he had kept his nose clean for over seven years, with no past offences of a similar nature, and the victim had already withdrawn his complaint.
These factors persuaded the court to suspend the jail term under Articles 81 and 83 of the Penal Code.
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The hapless duo came unstuck after one of them decided to flush the dodgy currency, amounting to 1,400 Saudi riyals, down the toilet.
But the cash refused to disappear and a security guard quickly grabbed it from the bowl, delivering the soaked evidence to the police.
Earlier, a commotion had drawn security guards at the Muharraq mall to one of its shops. The men had tried to pay with a counterfeit 500 riyal note.
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