Court clears Kuwaiti of driving drunk and possessing weapon
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KUWAIT CITY, May 2: The Court of Misdemeanors has acquitted a Kuwaiti of the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and possessing a firearm, reports Al-Anba daily.
In the meantime a lawyer is pursuing the case of a police officer and warrant officer for firing at the Kuwaiti. The case is expected to come for hearing in July. The officers are charged with attempted murder. Case papers indicate the citizen was driving at a high speed while a police patrol was on duty. The patrol chased the man and ordered him to pull over, and the latter lower the car window glass and told the officer he was getting late to work and that he is a colleague.
The officer agreed to let him go, however pursued him again when he noticed his recklessness and demanded him to stop but the Kuwaiti refused fearing his car will be impounded and license withdrawn.
The patrolmen then collided into the car of the citizen and forced him to stop and one of them pointed his weapon in his face and fired two shots, one pierced the windscreen on the pretext he was carrying a weapon and was under the influence of alcohol. Lawyer Muhammad Al-Otaibi said the Forensic report did not find trace of alcohol in the blood samples of his client.
Jail term reduced: The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Nasser Salem Al Heid overturned the verdict issued by the Criminal Court which sentenced a youth to life imprisonment for killing an individual by running his vehicle over the latter and breaking his bones.
The court instead reduced the jail term of the first defendant to ten years. The Public Prosecution charged the first suspect with running his vehicle over the victim. Reportedly, a quarrel broke out between the suspect, his brother and the victim near a café in Sulaibiya area. During the quarrel, the suspect ran his vehicle over the victim.
The Public Prosecution charged the suspect’s brother with beating the victim, and the third suspect with insulting the victim. Earlier, the Criminal Court sentenced the first suspect to life imprisonment and the second to five-year imprisonment and bail bond of KD 200.
The defense counsel said his client did not commit the crime deliberately and did not intend to kill the victim, adding that he was urged by his emotions when he saw his brother is being beaten and wanted to only intimidate the victim.
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