Verdict in forgery case on Nov 22
The verdict in a forgery case, involving an Asian, will be announced on November 22. The accused, who was working as a salesman in a mobile shop, reportedly took advantage of a coloured copy of an ID belonging to a stranger to issue 19 SIM chips to customers, according to court files.
It is claimed that the Asian was in possession of the copy of a Pakistani’s ID, and he used it to sell chips for several buyers in 2014. He was arrested following a tip-off.
“I made the copy of the Pakistani man’s ID upon his request when he visited me once. He said he would return to collect it but he didn’t. After a few days, a Bahraini came to me and wanted to buy chips to a telecommunications company in Bahrain, but claimed he didn’t have an ID. Therefore, I decided to issue the chips using the copy of the Pakistani man’s ID.”
“Several expats who arrived recently also came to me and I sold them chips using the same ID copy in a bid to make their life easier,” the accused said in his statement.
He claimed that he wasn’t aware that he was doing against the local regulations and he could be prosecuted for that.
Several bombings took place in Bahrain during the past four years with the use of mobile phones as detonators. The devices were being operated using SIM chips issued in the names of Asians who had already left the Kingdom.
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