Court Frees Kuwaiti Man And Woman Accused Of Mid-Air Mayhem

24/11/2025

Court Frees Kuwaiti Man And Woman Accused Of Mid-Air Mayhem

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 24: The Criminal Court acquitted a Kuwaiti man and woman (both members of Kuwait’s National Boxing Team) of charges of deliberately committing acts of violence on board a Kuwait Airways flight. The charges arose from a verbal altercation between them during the flight. An airport investigation officer stated that the investigations revealed a verbal dispute between the two defendants, during which they exchanged insults.

The woman then slapped the man, and he responded by kicking and punching her, causing injuries documented in the medical report. The investigations confirmed that there was no material damage to the aircraft and no indication of an actual threat to the safety of the aircraft or its passengers. The defendants’ lawyer, Abdul Mohsen Al- Qattan, argued that the elements of the crime of committing acts of violence on board an aircraft, as defined in Article 3/2 of Law No. 6/1994 concerning crimes related to aircraft safety and air navigation, were not met. He emphasized the absence of criminal intent and the lack of any damage to the aircraft, adding that the actions attributed to the defendants, if assumed to be true, fall under legitimate self-defense.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff