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A TRAFFIC inspector is standing trial at the High Criminal Court for allegedly forging vehicular testing certificates on the General Traffic Directorate’s system.
The 27-year-old Bahraini, a technical inspector of vehicles, works at the directorate and has denied the charges and expressed ‘deep remorse for his actions’.
According to court documents, the 27-year-old allegedly inputted false information for three vehicles in 2022 and 2023 to make it appear they had passed a technical inspection.
The vehicles belonged to a 45-year-old Pakistani man and a 38-year-old Bahraini man.
“In 2022, my car broke down in Manama and I was alone and an Asian man I don’t know helped me out,” the traffic inspector told the Public Prosecution in his statement.
“A while back he came to my workplace and asked for my help with two vehicles for inspection so I inputted them into the system that they passed the test without actually inspecting them.
“I then told him to finalise the rest of the procedure online and after I said that I never saw him again.”
Meanwhile, according to his statement, the 38-year-old Bahraini came in with a Toyota for inspection with a damaged front bumper and chipped paint.
The accused inspector told the Public Prosecution that after pointing out the issues he gave the vehicle the electronic all-clear when the 38-year-old owner allegedly ‘promised to fix the damage after passing the inspection’.
“I believed him when he said that and I inputted that the vehicle had passed the inspection even though I knew it didn’t meet the requirements,” added the 27-year-old in his statement to the Public Prosecution.
“My boss confronted me about it days later and I told him that the Bahraini promised me that he would fix his vehicle.
“I did do these actions but I didn’t mean to commit a crime. I deeply regret my actions and this is a mistake that I will never repeat again.”
The trial continues and has been adjourned until Tuesday.
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