Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas al-Halabi declared, “If we discover collusion through the sale of university degrees from universities in Lebanon, we will pursue the student, the university, and the mediator or broker, because we do not accept compromising the reputation and certificate of our universities.”

Yesterday, the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education suspended the study of Iraqi students in three Lebanese universities, after thousands of students, including political officials, obtained illegal degrees. In the case of forged certificates.

Al-Halabi promised that those involved would be prosecuted legally if the forgery of diplomas was proven, which could lead to the closure of the universities involved, according to the Iraqi News Agency.