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Arrests in Egypt after people allegedly impersonate judges
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BBC News - World
Several people have been arrested in Egypt over an alleged plot by fake judges to defraud people of their money.
Egypt's Ministry of Interior said the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court and impersonating a judge on social media.
The main suspects, an unemployed man and a student residing in Cairo and Giza, have been detained, the ministry said.
They also are said to have admitted staging fake court scenes with the help of others.
The main suspect was then arrested, with police seizing a firearm, judicial sash and identity cards bearing his fake judicial title, the paper said.