Warning to makers, intermediaries and users of fake academic degrees

Ali Sadri Khanlu The vice -president of the Center for Justice in the Center, in a conversation with the Mehr News Agency's social correspondent, warned of extensive publicity about the sale of qualifications in cyberspace and even some urban centers such as Enghelab Street, and said that claiming to be. Confirmation Experiences such as the Ministry of Health, without formal and legal backing, are not sufficient and according to Article 2 of the Islamic Penal CodeThese actions are an example of counterfeiting and fraud.

He added: “The beneficiaries are promising to receive qualifications from reputable universities or campuses; While sometimes they do not even deliver fake evidence, they gain the confidence of their customers and, after obtaining funds, not only provide evidence but are out of reach, in such cases, in such cases, the punishment of fraudulent crime is equal to the law. BrushEmbezzlement and fraud are intended for these people.

The lawyer continued: Frauding the qualifications, especially when it comes to deceiving individuals and acquiring financial interests, is considered a crime and in addition to punishing imprisonment and compensation for the plaintiff, it will cause social deprivation for the perpetrators.

He said the root of this phenomenon in the community's need for qualifications such as recruitment, job promotion, immigration or even candidacy in the election, said: “Unfortunately, because of the long legal processes, some people prefer to get the qualifications faster than the illegal paths.”

Sadri Khanlu He emphasized: In addition to dealing with these people, it is necessary to work effectively in the community so that people can be informed that having a degree without knowledge and expertise is not only useless but also exposed to legal punishments.

Referring to the roots of the spread of this phenomenon, he said: “In the first place, this is the general need of the people for educational qualifications that have led to the flourishing of the falsification market.” Many people need evidence to get employment, job promotion, immigration or even candidates in the election, and this has led to the abuse of some people.

Sadri Khanloo added: “The beneficiaries, with the knowledge of this need, sell fake documents in a fully public and even official advertising manner.” Sometimes these people claim that they issue evidence of specific universities such as Campus Kish or Qeshm, which is difficult for people to examine.

The lawyer emphasized: Unfortunately, some unnamed institutions and universities also issue a degree without providing real education. This causes some kind of structural damage to the education system and damages the country's scientific credibility.

To prevent these measures, a site at http://msrt.ir) has been created by three ministries of science, education and health, which allows the qualifications to inquire electronically.

He stated: according to Article 2 of the Islamic Penal CodeAny making of a document for fraud and deceit is considered a “forgery” of crime. This is also true of educational qualifications, and even in the realization of the crime of forgery, it is difficult to prove it, but in the forgery of official documents, the harm is considered to be assumed and does not need to be proven.

This lawyer goes on to refer to Article 2 of the Islamic Penal Code He pointed out: Frauding universities, higher education institutions, transcripts, values ​​and employment certificates is considered a special crime and committed to committing it. Prison And the compensation is condemned.

He added: “If he commits government employees, municipalities or public and revolutionary institutions, the legislator has explicitly stated that he should be imposed for a maximum sentence of three years in prison.”

In response to the question of whether the falsification of documents under the diploma is also subject to Article 1 It can be said: “This article explicitly refers to academic documents and documents such as diploma, cycle or elementary are not included in this article.” However, the forgery of these documents is also considered a crime in accordance with Article 4 and other legal materials.

The Vice President of the Bar Association of Justice emphasized: Frauding the degree, both at academic and lower levels, is a criminal act that should not be ignored in any seemingly legal coverage. Public awareness and supervision of responsible institutions can play an important role in preventing the spread of these crimes.

Fulfillment of academic degrees is an unjustified crime

Referring to the difference between the punishment for counterfeiting academic and non -academic degrees, he said: “Frauding academic degrees is an unjustified crime and has a heavier punishment.” On the contrary, the crimes of non -academic documents such as a diploma can be prosecuted or implemented by the plaintiff, and this will be effective in the process of investigation.

The deputy head of the Bar Association of Justice noted: It is not enough to determine heavy punishment to prevent these crimes. You have to deal with the causes, not just the effect. As experience in drug offenses has shown that executions alone were not deterrent, cultural and social roots should also be taken into account in the issue of forgery.

This jurisprudent continues to refer to Article 2 of the Islamic Penal Code“In this article, the legislator has considered a discount or even exemption from punishment to encourage the accused's cooperation with the judicial and law enforcement agencies,” he said. That is, if a person involved in the crime, before the prosecution reports to the government, the Ministry of Science, or the Justice, or assisted in identifying other defendants during the investigation, he or she will be subject to the reduction of punishment.

He emphasized: “This legislator's action was to facilitate the discovery of counterfeiting gangs and the broader identification of the defendants.” On the other hand, buyers of fake documents have also committed a crime by law. The use of the document has been criminalized in the law and is prosecuted.

The Vice President of the Center's Bar Association said at the end: According to Article 5 of the Islamic Penal CodeThose who are involved in committing these crimes by providing tools or encouraging others are considered a crime and their punishment will be one to two degrees less than the main perpetrator. Therefore, both the creators, the intermediaries, and the users of the fake documents are all prosecuted in the crime chain.