KUWAIT CITY, Nov 24: Attorney Sheikha Fawziya Al-Sabah recently filed a lawsuit to demand compensation on behalf of several Kuwaiti pilgrims, who were stranded at the Jeddah Airport for many hours.
Asserting this is a violation of the civil aviation regulations, Sheikha Fawziya acknowledged the fact that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is keen on facilitating procedures for the pilgrims but it should also punish those proven to have neglected their duties.
Sheikha Fawziya disclosed the pilgrims waited for more than 20 hours at the airport before boarding a Saudi aircraft to return home, leaving their luggage behind.

6 acquitted in forgery: The Criminal Court presided over by Advisor Humoud Al-Mutawa acquitted six citizens accused of forging academic certificates of an Indian University.
The case file indicates the first suspect, with other colleagues, submitted an application to Ministry of Higher Education and requested accreditation of the certificate, but the ministry contacted the university in India and discovered it was forged. However, the suspects refuted the charges in court and their lawyer proved they were victims of Internet fraud and misled by a person who claimed they could pursue high studies on Internet, and they wasted time and money for two years.

New twist in case:  Secretaries at the Appeals Court are preparing files on the case of embezzlement involving Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) to pave the way for its referral to the Experts Department.
The move follows a decision by the Appeals Court to accept an appeal filed by a second suspect involved in the case. The Experts Department in Ministry of Justice will form a three-member investigation committee to review the lawsuit and case papers to determine if the suspect paid back money he has been accused of embezzling.
The committee is authorized to resort to any government or private authority in the investigation, and it’s expected to submit the report by Dec 2010. The suspect and his lawyer will then be permitted to review the report.

‘Pay buyer comp’: The Court of Appeals ordered a Kuwaiti to pay KD 10,000 compensation to the buyer of his house for failure to comply with the stipulations of the contract he signed with the latter.
Case files indicate the Kuwaiti signed a contract for the sale of his house in the Capital Governorate.  However, he later refused to complete the purchase procedures with the buyer as he decided to sell the house to a foreigner. He also transferred the ownership of his house to the foreigner.