“The suspects are accused of falsifying students’ marks deliberately for lucrative reasons to ensure more revenues for the private university” Chief Prosecutor Ahmed Mohammed Ali said.
The Public Prosecution earlier referred the case to the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption, Economic and Electronic Security for inquiry.
A probe committee set up by the Higher Education Council conducted an inquiry at the university and found compelling evidence of the tampering.
The Public Prosecution heard witnesses from the Higher Education Council as well as teachers and employees from the private universities who all confirmed the irregularities.
The first suspect was formerly administrative affairs director before becoming in charge of information technology, human resources, maintenance and security. In July 2012, he was appointed as IT director only. As for the second accomplice, he works as an IT technician at the same private university.
They are accused of tampering with the students’ marks for lucrative reasons before submitting them to the Higher Education Council for accreditation.
The second suspect said that the mastermind asked him to delete the archives to destroy the evidence, including the falsified marks.
Appearing before the Public Prosecution, the mastermind denied the charges while his accomplice confessed to the tampering.
The attorney general referred them to the High Criminal Court for trial after charging them with falsification.
A HEC employee took part in the scam unintentionally, falsifying the accredited certificates issued by the council.