Alleged embezzler accused of taking over $120,000



Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

A real estate businessman was detained yesterday and charged by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for allegedly embezzling more than $120,000 from a former business partner and owner of a construction company in 2020.

According to the court, the accused was identified as Praser Battari, 38, president of Battari Real Estate Co Ltd living in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district, Chraing Chamres II commune.

The accused was charged with “Breach of Trust” under Articles 391 and 392 of the Criminal Code and faces 6 months to three years in prison if convicted.

The accused was arrested on Wednesday by police from the penal department of the Ministry of Interior. He was sued by the victim, Mann Yusuf, the owner of a construction company.

Penal Police Officer Major Keo Sothy said yesterday that on November 3, 2020, the accused signed a contract with Yusuf’s company, and hired Yusuf’s company to construct apartments on a project worth $1 million in Pursat province’s Krakor district.

Maj Sothy said that a month later after Yusuf had sourced building materials worth $125,369 and delivered them to the plaintiff’s construction site. The victim wanted to clarify the contact as there was a land dispute over the site.

“But the plaintiff had already spent more than $120,000 in purchasing construction materials for the accused’s construction project,” Maj Sothy said yesterday.

“The plaintiff demanded the accused to refund his money but the accused refused to pay him until today,” he said.

He added that to claim repayment of the funds, Yusuf later lodged the lawsuit with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on June 15, which led to the accused’s arrest on Wednesday.

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