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Shall be sentenced to term imprisonment, every public servant or person in charge of a public service concerned with the preparation, management or execution of contracting works, supplies, public works or contracts related to the State or any of the entities mentioned in Article (5, having drawn benefit, directly or through an intermediary, from any of the mentioned works or obtained for himself or for others a commission on any matter pertaining thereto.

Article 5...Shall be considered, under this law, as entrusted with public service, whoever is not included in one of the categories mentioned hereinabove and performs a work related to public service upon an assignment duly issued thereto by a public servant having this power under the laws or established rules in relation to the work assigned thereto.”

Se questo è l'articolo del codice penale in base al quale si sarebbe chiusa la vicenda giudiziaria del trader italiano negli Emirati, viene confermata l'impressione che si trattava di vicenda privata.