News 24 Foreign Engineer Falsified from University Degree and Suspended Imprisonment

The Riyadh criminal court sentenced a Pakistani expat to a one-month suspended prison sentence, fined 5,000 riyals and confiscated a fake university certificate awarded to the College of Engineers after being recognized guilty of having falsified and submitted to the Saudi Institute of Engineers.

The prosecution has investigated with the defendant on the basis of a communication from the Saudi Engineers Organization on the discovery of the falsification of the applicant for a university degree in engineering issued by Pakistan, and has asked the prosecutor to punish the perpetrator of the offense for fraudulent offenses.

During his interrogation, according to Okaz, he reportedly stated that his testimony had been presented to him by his friend, after learning that he was not certified, before going to Pakistan with a definitive exit, then to come back with a valid certificate that he had obtained after the study instead of his first certificate.

The Court found that the evidence of the Prosecutor was sufficient to prove the charge against the defendant, but the Judge found that his criminal record was unprecedented criminal and that what was communicated to him was transient circumstances not showing a tendency. inherent criminal that convinced him that he would not do it anymore. , Was fined and sentenced to one month in prison.