The “Public Prosecution” clarifies the penalty for impersonation of official or scientific titles

The State Prosecutor has made clear that impersonation, official, academic, or officially recognized university titles are a crime punishable by law.

And the Public Prosecution indicated in its social media accounts that Article 251 of the Federal Penal Code stipulates that a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding a year or a fine of no less than ten thousand dirhams shall be imposed on anyone who publicly and unlawfully wears an official uniform or clothing belonging to it The law is a group of people or wore a special clothing with a higher rank than his rank, carried a nishana, a medal, a sign or a mark for a position, or assumed a title from officially recognized honorary, official, scientific or university titles and a military rank or a public representative quality, and this provision applies as well. If the costume or the medal or any other thing mentioned for a foreign country.

The publication of this information comes within the framework of the Public Prosecution's ongoing campaign to enhance the legal culture among members of society, and raise the level of public awareness of the law, with the aim of spreading the culture of law as a way of life.

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