An imam of a mosque in Kandara District here admitted Saturday embezzlement of donation money and forging stamps for Al-Bir Charity Society to collect charity money from donors for his private bank account, according to a source at the Commission of Investigation and Prosecution (CIP). With the end of investigation at the CIP, the case has been transferred to an administrative court in Jeddah for ruling. The court is scheduled to look into the case Sunday. If found guilty in court, the court is expected to hand down a verdict of up to five years imprisonment, a SR100,000 fine, and refund of all embezzled charity cash money. The imam is facing two cases: one by Al-Bir Chairty Society asking him to refund SR200,000 and one by a businesswoman seeking the refund of SR700,000 which she reportedly gave him for the society.
