Four Jordanian students arrested in Russia over forged documents

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates is actively following up on the detention of four Jordanian students in Russia, after reports of their arrest circulated on social media, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported.

According to a statement by ministry spokesperson Ambassador Dr. Sufyan Qudah, the ministry’s operations center, in coordination with the Jordanian Embassy in Moscow, has been closely monitoring the case. Preliminary information indicates that the students were detained for allegedly obtaining forged academic documents from an individual residing in Russia, who is not a Jordanian national.

Russian authorities have confirmed to the Jordanian embassy that the person responsible for fabricating the documents has been arrested.

Ambassador Qudah emphasized that the case remains under investigation. He noted that both the ministry’s operations center and the Jordanian embassy are maintaining communication with the students’ families and will continue to follow the matter closely until their release.