Kuwait's Higher Education Ministry reports 40 forged diplomas

By Jamal Yali KUWAIT, July 21 (KUNA) -- Minister of Higher Education Dr. Hamed Al-Azmi announced Saturday that the ministry filed over 40 reports of suspected forged diplomas and turned them to the Public Prosecution to complete the legal procedures.
In a statement to KUNA, Dr. Al-Azmi, also Minister of Education, said that "the initial inspection of the documents led to the discovery of a number of forged diplomas which called for an extra effort with the Ministry of Interior to find out who is behind this problem." "We (the Ministry of Higher Education) are continuing our internal investigation into the matter and the results will be forwarded to the Public Prosecution as the process continues," Dr. Al-Azmi added. (end) jy.fs.bb