KUWAIT CITY, Oct 23: The Court of Appeals acquitted the editor-in-chief of Al-Seyassah daily and one of its writers of violating the Print and Publications Law number 3/2006.
The principal of Rufaydah Islamic School in Farwaniya Educational Zone had earlier filed a lawsuit at the Public Prosecution against the editor-in-chief and writer for the publication of an article stating that the principal did not report a theft to the police station.
The Public Prosecution then ordered investigations on the complaint and referred it to the Court of First Instance, which fined the defendants KD 3,000 each in May.
Attorney Mubarak Bader Al-Yaqoub represented the defendants in the Court of Appeals, which acquitted his clients because the law allows the publication of the article for the benefit of the public.

Husband fined: The Court of Cassation imposed a fine of KD 100 on a Kuwaiti man for beating his wife, who was also acquitted of abusing her husband.
The case started on Dec 31, 2009 when the woman reported to the authorities that her husband beat her with a stick, causing injuries in different parts of her body.
During investigation, the husband revealed all that transpired between him and his wife and owned up to beating her because she allegedly abused him and asked for divorce.  However, the wife said her husband beats her mercilessly every time they have a dispute. The lawyer for the wife Zaid Al-Khabbaz then asked the court to impose punishment on the husband for beating his client regularly.

Pledge frees Bedoun: The Court of First Instance refrained from imposing a sentence on a Bedoun accused of theft and forgery of national ID card.  The court then ordered the accused to sign a pledge of good conduct for a year and released him on KD 100 bail.
Attorney Mohammad Kamal, the Bedoun’s lawyer, argued in court that his client was used as a scapegoat by two other men implicated in the crime.  He said his client knew nothing about the intention of the two other suspects when they provided him with a digital picture for a legal ID card and asked him to rent a boat, which they later sold.

Citizen acquitted: The Court of Cassation acquitted and discharged a disabled Kuwaiti citizen of charges of fraud, after a female compatriot complained she paid KD 2,600 cash while signing a rent agreement with the accused, and she never lived in the apartment.
The defendant’s attorney described the case as civil, and argued no criminal act was committed in the process.
According to the lawyer, the aspects of fraud, as stated in the Kuwaiti laws, were missing in the accusation.