article_snippet.sent: The cheque, worth 1.8million Emirati Dirham, was intended as a final payment on a newly-built property, as part of a deal with developers Emaar, which is part-owned by the Dubai government.
article_snippet.sent: Writing a cheque that later bounces is a crime in Dubai, and can be punishable with jail, a fine, and being ordered to pay the amount.
article_snippet.sent: Police give suspects one month to pay the value of the 'bounced' cheque   before taking the case to court.
article_snippet.sent: Figures released last June showed that Dubai police dealt with almost 80,000 bounced cheques in 2013-14, worth 9.4billion Dirham, or £1.7bn.
highlights_snippet.sent: Cheque had been the final payment on a new property in the UAE .
  