A 40-year-old Bahraini man stands accused of conspiring with a fugitive in Iran to fraudulently renew his passport, a case that has drawn significant attention in the High Criminal Court. The defendant has denied the allegations, which include forging passport stamps and extending the passport’s validity for the years 2017, 2019, and 2024 while residing in Iran. The unfolding legal drama involves two defendants. The first, currently evading capture, is accused of forging signatures and stamps from the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence Affairs (NPRA). He allegedly produced a counterfeit Bahraini passport intended to be used as a genuine document. Forgery Prosecutors claim the second defendant, the 40-year-old man, played a crucial role in this conspiracy by providing his passport and personal details to the fugitive, enabling the forgery. He is further accused of presenting the forged passport to officials with full knowledge of its fraudulent status. As per the case details, the defendant was apprehended at Bahrain International Airport after authorities discovered his expired passport. He had sought the fugitive’s assistance to renew it, despite being aware of the fugitive’s criminal background and his own outstanding warrants. Consultancy Investigators uncovered that the fugitive operated a consultancy in […]