The High Criminal Court sentenced a 50-year-old man to three years in prison and imposed a fine of BD2,000, along with the confiscation of a forged document. This decision comes after the defendant confessed to defrauding an Asian businessman by promising to register three trademarks with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, but instead provided the victim with counterfeit registration certificates. The Public Prosecution had charged the defendant with forgery in an official record, specifically a trademark registration certificate purportedly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The defendant was accused of fabricating documents that mimicked legitimate ones issued by the ministry and falsely asserting that the ministry had approved the trademarks. According to the testimony of the Asian businessman, he entered into an agreement with the defendant in 2022 to register three of his trademarks. The businessman paid the defendant BD2,400. After some time, the defendant presented him with three printed certificates claiming to be from the ministry, confirming the registration of the trademarks. However, upon verifying the certificates with the ministry, the businessman discovered they were forgeries, prompting him to report the incident. Further investigation revealed that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce had not issued any […]