Dubai: A woman has been accused of forging health documents certifying that a toothpaste is valid for human use to be able to promote it.
The 35-year-old Indian woman was said to have tampered with the details mentioned on an official technical document issued by the health-related-advertisement department at the Ministry of Health in 2013.
Prosecutors accused the suspect of tampering with the details mentioned on documents of a toothpaste [fit to be used by consumers] with those mentioned on similar documents of another toothpaste that was not fit for human use.
Records said the defendant did so to be able to obtain the ministry’s permission to advertise a toothpaste that was not granted permission earlier.
The Indian woman pleaded not guilty and denied her accusation when she showed up before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday.
A ministry official testified to prosecutors: “A company applied through the ministry’s website to get an approval to promote a certain toothpaste. The company attached with the application a document [certifying that the toothpaste was safe for human use] issued from the department of health-related-advertisements. The aforementioned document turned out to be forged. One of the doctors discovered the tampered details in the wording and dates. The company’s representatives claimed to us that the defendant handed them the forged document. Thereafter we reported the matter to the police.”
The suspect was cited admitting to prosecutors that she tampered with the details to obtain the ministry’s permission to advertise the toothpaste.
However, during Monday’s trial, she pleaded not guilty.
The trial continues.
