The competent Criminal Court has sentenced two individuals to ten years in prison after they were convicted of impersonating an advisor to the Supreme Judicial Council. An official statement issued by the judicial authority explained that the convicts exploited this fabricated title to extort a citizen, obtaining financial sums in exchange for false promises to secure the release of his brother, who was convicted of crimes related to drug and psychotropic substance trafficking. The statement noted that the ruling was issued in accordance with prevailing laws and resolutions combatting official impersonation and fraud, reflecting the judiciary's ongoing efforts to deter such practices and protect citizens from extortion operations.