General Manager of “Indjab” State Contributions used fake university graduation certificates to maintain his position
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Court of Hussein Dey, Algiers announced, Tuesday in a public hearing, the dismissal of the general manager of “Indjab” State Contributions, Hafid Fasoli, and remove him from his duties in all positions and jobs that are related to the offense, which he committed since five years, and sought detention against him, for three years and 100.000 fine, based on the misdemeanor that was filed on last Thursday, under the procedures of forgery and using fraud to get certificates that should be issued by public administrations.
Representative of the general right, considered that the issue is affecting the stability and prestige of the state, especially as the accused – ATP – is occupying a top and sensitive position, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of all construction companies across the nation, and the Director General of “Indjab”, while Algeria is opening a large door for partnership in the field of construction projects, pointing to the need to fight the so-called in the Business Law as the “white crime.”
The public prosecutor explained that the detention of the accused was based on the preliminary investigation of the services of the economic police, as ordered by the Ministry of Justice, which has received instruction from the presidency of the republic, – according to an anonymous letter – that had been sent on June 2011 to the President of the Republic; “The defendant did not provide assets of certificates that were deposited in the file of his work, like the Bac certificate, which do not exist and two testimonies that were confirmed by “Interpol”, confirming that they no longer exist at the universities of France, like the university graduation degree, that was issued in October 1979 from the University of France 8, and another certificate from the University of Saint Denis in Paris in 1985, as the the investigation showed that the accused studied a final year in the secondary school of Thaalibia, Algiers, without studying the first and second year, and justified that by saying that he did not obtain the original documents from this school.
The prosecution faced him with a false statement, saying that he said before the services of control that he has a degree in commerce from the High School of Commerce in Algiers, while he have a follow-up configuration certificate at the Chamber of Commerce in the capital.
Trial of the GM of the State Contributions “Indjab” noticed a large presence of officials in the housing secotr, who came support him, as the defense asserted that the case is malicious, adding that there is no fraud due to lack of material evidence, and that “Interpol” did not verify the existence of certificates, that were issued by the University of France, saying only that the certificates were issued before 1984, and are not programmed in the computers of the University.
The defense, which is consisting of five lawyers, said that the accused has certificates of training and experience, that are not owned by those who owns the largest certificates, in response to the words of the prosecutor; “The filing of high university graduation degrees to get sensitive positions is fraud, which leads to losing confidence in the credibility of the state, and is a prejudice of the principle of equal opportunities among citizens.”
