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Steal Money Rp 100 Billion Belongs Wife to Buy English Football Club
Saturday, February 17, 2018 | 15:34 hrs
Sulaiman Al Fahim (right) had been the owner of Portsmouth football club for six weeks.
The man who had been the owner of Portsmouth football club, England, for six weeks in 2009, was sentenced to five years in prison in the United Arab Emirates.
he was imprisoned for stolen karen money 5 million pounds or nearly Rp 100 billion from his wife to fund the purchase of the club.
sulaiman Al Fahim, who was also involved with Abu Dhabi United Group at the 2008 Manchester City purchase, was found guilty of forgery, using false documents, and conspiracy for criminal acts.
he and an accomplice were convicted of stealing money used to buy the club nicknamed "The Pompey" from Sacha Gaydamak.
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Not long after Al Fahim sold the club again to Ali Al Faraj. al Fahim, (42) did not attend the trial and was sentenced in absentia.
Prosecutors said Al Fahim's wife was aware of the loss of funds in large amounts after the interest he should receive from a bank account opened in 2009 was nil.
he then contacted the bank manager, who turned out to "keep stalling" even though he asked to move funds in the account in September 2011.
When he finally came to the bank, Al Fahim's wife was informed that there was no money left in the account.
he then went to the legal department of the bank to solve the problem. And when they do not take action, the woman then reports to the police.
the Dubai court sentenced him to five years in prison to bank managers for criminal thefts, falsification of official documents and use of false documents.
Moved owners seven times
at the time of Al Fahim's, Portsmouth was in the Premier League, but suffered financial problems and difficulty paying players and staff salaries.
four years later, Pompey suffered relegation three times and switched owners seven times, in addition to two times the English football (FA) took over the management of the club.
in 2013, the club was taken over by Pompey Supporters Trust (PST), which then sold it to former Disney executive Michael Eisner in August 2017.
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last season the club was promoted from League Two to League One, which is the third caste competition in the English competition system after the Premier League and Championship. They are currently ninth in the standings.
in an interview with Radio Solent in 2009 after buying Portsmouth, Sulaiman Al Fahim said, "Realistically, we need a new headquarters and we want to strengthen our teams and academies.
"Hopefully we can have a new stadium in 2015 or 2016if that time comes, we want to get into the top eight (Premier League). "
PST spokesman Ashley Brown told BBC Sport that the case once again raises questions about how the terms of a football club's purchase in the UK are.
Primary league has tightened rules on the ownership of a football club since the case of Al Fahim is revealed .
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