Kuwaiti duo acquitted of forging visa form

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Businessman declared not guilty

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: The Court of Cassation overturned the verdict of First Instance Court upheld by Appeals Court that sentenced two Kuwaitis to two years imprisonment with hard labor for allegedly forging a residency renewal application form for an Asian worker. The apex court thereby acquitted the defendants of the allegation.

Lawyer Ali Al-Wawan in defense of his clients urged the court to dismiss the previous verdict based on insufficient evidences to indict the defendants. He said the previous courts were misled with inferential proofs without any concrete evidence.

The Public Prosecution charged the defendants for conspiring with an unknown person to jointly forge official documents meant for renewing residency for an Asian worker. They agreed to the atrocity with an unknown person while the second suspect provided the unknown person with necessary information to enable them forge signature of the plaintiff.

Jordanian acquitted: The Misdemeanor Circuit of the Court of First Instance acquitted a Jordanian trader who was accused of swindling and deceiving a Kuwaiti citizen after convincing the latter to enter a partnership for establishing a flour factory in Jordan.

According to the case file, the citizen was approached by the Jordanian trader, and convinced him to enter into the partnership with him for building the flour factory as well as for another project related to import of plastic materials and aluminum foil. The victim handed over KD 35,000 in cash to the accused and had followed up his returns on the investment but got nothing back even after 39 months into the partnership. When he approached the accused and demanded his money back, the accused refused.

The victim eventually discovered that the factory was in Egypt, not Jordan.

The defense counsel Lawyer Abdulmohsen Al-Qattan affirmed the lack of evidences to prove his client committed the alleged offense, as well as the lack of seriousness in the investigations which were inconclusive and lacked substance.

Girl remains on list: The Administrative Section in the First Instance Court canceled the decision of the Public Authority for Handicapped Affairs (PAHA) to remove a Kuwaiti girl from the list of people with severe disabilities, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Attorney Dr Ubaid Al-Anzi appealed to the court, arguing that the girl used to be on the list and she received financial support in accordance with Law No. 8/2010 on the handicapped.

He pointed out PAHA’s decision deprived the girl of her legal right to receive financial support, including certain allowances.

Lecturer acquitted: A lecturer at a private university alleged to have publicly abused a Kuwaiti student by describing him as ignorant was acquitted by the Court of First Instance.

Attorney Fawaz Al-Khateeb representing the defendant in court said the plaintiff, in an attempt to cheat during exam, kept moving from seat to seat. He argued that utterances made by the defendant should be interpreted in standard Arabic language and not the local dialect, and the plaintiff will understand that his client meant no insult at all.

By Jaber Al-Humoud

Al-Seyassah Staff

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