Dubai Police commends Standard Chartered employee for turning in AED 150,000

Press release

Published September 29th, 2011 - 08:19 GMT

Al Bawaba

Standard Chartered employee Zakeeya Rafeea has been honoured by the Dubai Police for returning AED 150,000 that she found outside the Bank’s branch in Mankhool road.

Major Ghaleb Abdallah Mohamed Al Ghafli, Deputy Director, Al Rafaa police station visited Zakeeya at her office and presented a certificate of commendation in appreciation of her integrity and high-minded public spirit.

Zakeeya is the first individual to be recognised for public spiritedness in her own workplace by the Dubai Police. This is an initiative by the Dubai Police to reach out and recognise members of the community amongst their colleagues and managers.

Zakeeya, who has been with the Bank for seven years in its Mortgage Loans department, said: “It was a natural reaction for me to return something that didn’t belong to me. I am just happy to be able to turn around someone’s misfortune.”

Jonathan Morris, Chief Executive of Standard Chartered in the UAE, said: “Zakeeya displayed the values that we live by at the Bank. We are very proud of Zakeeya and would like to thank the authorities for recognising her integrity.”

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