A Bahraini lawyer appeared in the High Criminal Court on Monday, facing forgery charges. He is accused of fabricating a civil court ruling to facilitate the transfer of property ownership from two individuals to a real estate company. The 41-year-old man pleaded not guilty, denying any wrongdoing. As per the case records, the Public Prosecution alleges that the lawyer fabricated a court ruling, purportedly issued by the High Civil Court on October 21, 2024. The prosecution claims the lawyer created a false ruling, mimicking genuine rulings, and then used it, knowing it was forged, by sending it to a representative of the real estate company and presenting it to the individuals involved in the property transaction. A key witness, the head of legal affairs at the Ministry of Justice, testified that a designated individual submitted the forged ruling in a case brought by the real estate company against the two property owners and the Land Registry. The ruling, falsely claiming the validity of a preliminary sale agreement, was intended to prompt the Land Registry to approve the property transfer. However, subsequent verification with the Ministry of Justice revealed the ruling to be fraudulent; the numbers cited belonged to other cases, […]