Bahraini TV producer on trial for laundering BD450,000

TDT | Manama

A Bahraini TV producer in his sixties has been arrested for laundering BD450,000, the High Criminal Court has heard. The defendant, who is also a businessman, is said to have used a Public Relations company to legalise the money which he earned by illicit means.

The accused man was taken under custody after police officers traced his activities, establishing evidence that he was involved in banned business activities. He reportedly created the company to deposit the money he was earning into its account in an effort to avoid suspicions and keep police eyes away.

Meanwhile, standing before the High Criminal Court is another man who has been accused of abetting the TV producer’s crimes. The second defendant’s bank account was also at the receiving end of transferred money by the TV producer. The pair have been ordered to remain in detention, pending the outcome of their trial. Their next hearing is on June 21.