Government employee, two others in court for forging passport - GulfToday

Government employee, two others in court for forging passport

  • 26 Aug 2019
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An Employee of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners' Affairs stood trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance for allegedly forging a passport.

The 36-year-old Emirati dabbled with data and used the passport of a Filipino man to forge a passport for an Iranian.

The Iranian confessed to paying Dhs85,000 to a Syrian woman and an Egyptian manager to secure a residence visa.

Alongside the GDRFA employee, the man and woman are also standing trial for criminal complicity.

The trial has been adjourned to Sept.16.

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