Invalid power of attorney sinks fraud appeal
TDT | Manama
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A forgery and fraud convict has exhausted his legal options after the Court of Cassation dismissed his final appeal on procedural grounds, leaving his prison sentence, fine and deportation order intact.
The court ruled that the cassation challenge was inadmissible because the lawyer who filed it lacked the necessary legal authority due to an invalid power of attorney.
The defendant had been convicted of forging a document falsely attributed to a bank and using it to deceive a victim into handing over money.
He was sentenced to two years in prison, fined BD1,000, ordered to be deported after completing his sentence, and the forged document was confiscated.
The conviction and penalties had already been upheld during earlier appeal proceedings. With the final appeal rejected, the judgment has become definitive, bringing the case to a close.
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