The court hearing a Dh46 million corruption case involving former executives at mortgage lender Tamweel yesterday considered testimony from Yasser Abdullah Ameri, Director-General of the Audit Department at the Dubai Ruler's Office.

Ameri said he did not compile an accountancy report that had been referred to during the case. His job as head of the department was to follow up the auditing of companies in which Dubai Government had a share of 25 per cent or more. He assigned accountants to compile audit reports related to such companies.

Dubai Criminal Court also heard the testimony of Mohammed Hassan Al Marzouqi, an expert at the department. He said his role was to draw up plans to follow up the auditing of companies belonging to Dubai Government and distribute assignments among the department's experts so that each compiled reports on certain companies.

The defendants are Emirati AS, 38, a former CEO of Tamweel, Jordanian FK, 28,, Jordanian AA, 33, chairman of the board of Bonyan, Emirati AH, 44, a former manager at Tamweel, and Emirati SA, 40, former executive director at Tamweel. 

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