Court acquits Kuwaiti citizen of setting fire to friend’s car

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KUWAIT CITY, March 3: The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Anwar Al-Enezi upheld the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance which refrained from pronouncing penalty against a Kuwaiti citizen who set fire to his friend’s car valued at KD 37,000. The court made him sign a pledge of good moral behavior for one year and ordered him to pay KD100 as bail bond. According to the case file, the complainant said he was inside his house at around 3:20 am when his neighbor informed him that his car was on fire. He rushed out to find his car on fire and firefighters trying to extinguish the fire. One of his neighbors’ son said he was playing football in an open ground when he suddenly heard a loud sound and looked towards the direction to find the car on fire and the suspect fleeing from scene of the incident. Even though he tried to apprehend the suspect, the latter managed to escape. However, the suspect’s civil ID fell when he was fleeing. During the court session, the defense counsel Lawyer Ali Matar Al-Wawan explained the situation and submitted a memo of his defense as a response to the aspects already discussed in the lower court.

Hearing March 17: The Court of First Instance presided over by Judge Abdullah Al-Othman has set the court session of March 17 for the hearing of a case filed against former director general of Public Institution for Social Security Fahad Al-Raj’an and another individual. After the Interpol issued an arrest warrant against Fahad Al-Raj’an, the Public Prosecution ordered his detention in absentia over misappropriation of public funds. It declared that it completed investigation over the Case No. 159/2015 filed against Al-Raj’an and the concerned employee for misappropriating public funds, which was registered under the criminal investigation File No. 21/2015. According to the case file, the defendants were accused of failing in their responsibilities and violating decisions of Minister of Finance and regulations of Public Institution for Social Security. They allegedly invested huge public funds in risky projects through which the country incurred massive losses and led to adverse effects on the financial status of Kuwait.

March 23 ruling set: The Constitutional Court presided over by Judge Yousef Al-Muta’ah has allotted the court session of March 23 for passing judgment on a case filed for declaring Article 4 of the State Security Law as unconstitutional. According to the applicant Lawyer Refaei Aloush, Article 4 of the State Security Law stipulates a penalty not less than three months jail term against those who recruit fighters and carry out hostile action against a foreign country without securing official permission, which in turn exposes Kuwait to the danger of war or severance of diplomatic ties. In case the action leads to war or severance of political ties, the person is liable to life in prison. However, Lawyer Aloush stressed that the meaning of ‘hostile action’ in the article is ambiguous, indicating that the expression is flexible in the sense that suspects cannot be convicted for issues relating to opinion.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah Staff

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