KUWAIT CITY, Feb 5: The Criminal Court presided over by Judge Hisham Abdullah acquitted an expatriate who was working as a legal representative (mandoub) of a domestic labor office and was accused of kidnapping a domestic worker, confining her movement and raping her.

According to the plaintiff’s testimony, the suspect had taken her from her sponsor’s house under the pretense of taking her to the company’s accommodation where she was supposed to stay until the company found a new employment for her.

However, the man allegedly took her to his residence where he confined her movement and raped her. She submitted a medical report which revealed that she was pregnant and it had occurred during the period of the incident.

Defense Counsel Lawyer Dalal Al-Mullah faulted the plaintiff’s statement, indicating that it contradicted the reality, especially the period she spent in the man’s residence. She provided evidences which indicated that the woman was pregnant before the incident.

Appeal adjourned: The Administrative Circle at the Appeals Court chaired by Judge Adel Al-Kandari adjourned to Feb 19 the plea submitted by Alam Al-Yawm TV channel against the decision of the Court of First Instance to revoke its license.
Earlier, the legal representative of Alam Al-Yawm Nawaf Sari filed an appeal against the decision to withdraw its license, stressing the decision is founded on weak evidence.

Poll appeals mount: The Constitutional Court presided over by Judge Yousef Al-Mutawa adjourned until March 3 nine electoral appeals filed by former candidates of the Second Constituency against the ‘one vote one voter’ decree and the current electoral system.
The court on Sunday adjourned the session to March 3 to look into electoral appeals of the First Constituency. It is worth mentioning the number of electoral appeals adjourned to March 3 is 18.