almotamar.net - The Minster of Higher Education and Scientific Research Saleh Ali Basura revealed Sunday that the West Secretariat Court is presently trying the Applied Sciences University in Yemen at the backdrop of forging certificates and practicing fraud on Arab and Yemeni students.

The minister said in a statement to almotamar.net that the university has violated the Private Education Law and exceeded decision of the cabinet stipulating the closure all medicine faculties except the Sciences and Technology University. He indicated that thee university practiced fraud on Egyptian, Syrian and emirates students and granted some of them Bachelor degrees even while they were still in their first year of study in addition to practicing extortion by the presidency of the university on some students by refusing to give them back their documents and certificate unless they pay money in return.

The Court of South-West Secretariat held Wednesday its second sitting to consider the case and representative of prosecution accused owner of the University of violating the law of private education and decision of the cabinet, supporting his accusation with documents.

The court did then decide to postpone the case until next Wednesday to continue its consideration of the cases.