KUWAIT CITY, Aug 4: The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the First Instance Court, which refrained from imposing penalty on a Kuwaiti accused of stealing KD 4,000 and a mobile phone from an unidentified woman. However, the court ordered the accused to pay KD 500 fine and sign a pledge of good conduct for one year. Case files indicate the woman sued the Kuwaiti for stealing her money and mobile phone, which she put on the table in her bedroom before sleeping. When she woke up the next day, the money and the phone were missing. She later confirmed that the mobile phone confiscated from the accused is hers. Attorney Mohammed Al-Majdi, lawyer for the accused, raised doubt on the search and arrest procedures because they were carried out without taking a warrant from the Public Prosecution. He then demanded the court to acquit his client due to lack of incriminating evidence.

Bedoun acquitted: The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the First Instance Court, which had previously acquitted a Bedoun of trafficking in hashish. The lawyer for the accused asked the court to acquit his client because the results of the investigations were inconclusive. He added the search and arrest warrant was obtained after apprehending his client; hence, it is null and void. He also raised doubts on the drug test carried out on the accused.

Verdict upheld: The Appeals Court upheld a verdict by the Court of First Instance and acquitted a minor accused of robbery and battery. The Public Prosecution accused the minor and another person of assaulting and stealing money plus other personal belongings of the plaintiff. However, the defense lawyer argued the arrest procedure was illegitimate, which invalidated the case. He went on saying that the investigations by the officer responsible for the case contradicted the statements of the plaintiff.