MoI launches course on document forgery detection skills

Doha: A five day course on Document Forgery and Identity Theft Detection Skills, organised by the Ministry of Interior, got underway yesterday. The...

Doha: A five-day course on Document Forgery and Identity Theft Detection Skills, organised by the Ministry of Interior, got underway yesterday.

The course involves 18 trainees from the ranks of non-commissioned officers from various departments of the Ministry of Interior and several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

It aims at enhancing security and safety, raising awareness and efficiency in the field of detecting forgery, verifying identities, and exchanging expertise and knowledge among participants in the field of passports.

Assistant Director of the Administrative Affairs Department at the General Directorate of Passports Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Duhaim Al Dosari said that this course is held based on the outcomes of the meeting of the Directors General of Passports in the GCC countries and their recommendations regarding the exchange of expertise in the field of training.

It aims at equipping participants with modern methods of detecting forgery in official documents and identity fraud.