A court in Dubai has convicted a Saudi minister and four of his brothers offraud in a case filed by Palestinian-Canadian businessman Omar Ayesh, theAl Jazeera news network reported Monday.

Ahmed Al-Rajhi, the current Saudi labor minister, and his brothers wereaccused of seizing the properties and assets of Tameer Holding Investment,including the shares of its founder, Ayesh.

According to Al-Jazeera, the verdict was issued on Nov. 25 and the courtordered the Saudi minister and his brothers to pay compensation to thePalestinian businessman of around 1.7 billion UAE dirhams ($462.8 million)in addition to 9% interest annually on the amount of the fine starting fromMarch 12, 2017 until the completion of payment.

There was no official statement from the UAE side or Al-Rajhi.