Dubai's attorney general denied Saturday that Omar Bin Sulaiman, former governor of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), was released on bail, the state news agency WAM reported.

Denying news reports on 50 million dirhams (about 13.6 million U.S. dollars) bail to Sulaiman, who is charged with abuse of public office and financial irregularities, Essam al-Humaidan said bail cannot be posted in this case as investigations are still underway.

"Investigations with Sulaiman are still going on," the report said, citing a statement issued by the Dubai government's media office.

According to al-Humaidan, some of Sulaiman's relatives had sent a request to pay the 50 million dirhams against the sum the former DIFC chief took as a bonus in an unjustified manner.

The attorney general stressed that the investigations will not stop at the "bonus" issue, but will also cover all details in a report released by Dubai's financial authorities on Sulaiman's violations.

"Investigations by the public prosecution will be continued unabated beyond the bonuses file to satisfy details and observations made by the report of the Financial Control Department on Sulaiman's financial irregularities," he was quoted as saying.

Earlier, Dubai-based English daily Gulf News, citing a judicial source, said Sulaiman was bailed for an amount equivalent to the money he is accused of embezzling after a three-week detention.