The First High Criminal Court has begun the trial of a 28-year-old Asian construction worker accused of using forged medical certificates, with the case adjourned until January 6, 2026, to allow for review, response, and the issuance of a copy of the case file. The defendant remains in custody. The Public Prosecution charged the defendant with forging official documents during 2024 and 2025, specifically medical certificates falsely attributed to the Ministry of Health, and with knowingly using the forged documents by submitting them to a construction company. According to testimony from the company’s Human Resources manager, the defendant submitted four medical certificates issued by a health centre. Upon verification, only one certificate was found to be authentic, while the remaining three were determined to be falsified. The manager added that the defendant later handed the certificates to the company accountant after signing them. An accountant at a contracting company affiliated with the construction firm testified that the defendant was absent from work for four days, three in 2024 and one in 2025, and that he received medical certificates from the defendant for those absences, except for one day for which he could not recall receiving a certificate. A family medicine […]