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Kuwaiti Women Convicted for Assault on Kuwait Airways Security

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10/08/2025

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10/08/2025

Kuwaiti Women Convicted for Assault on Kuwait Airways Security
Kuwait Court

KUWAIT, CITY, Aug 10: The Court of Cassation upheld a lower court ruling that refrained from punishing two Kuwaiti women convicted of assaulting and insulting security personnel on board a Kuwait Airways flight. The incident prompted the pilot to return to Bangkok Airport to ensure passenger and crew safety. Case details revealed that a verbal altercation between the two women and the flight crew escalated into physical and verbal abuse against the onboard security team. Although the court found their actions a disturbance of order and safety aboard the aircraft, it considered the surrounding circumstances sufficient to issue a conviction without enforcing a custodial sentence. The court also upheld the acquittal of a third woman who was implicated in the same case. Testimonies and investigation results confirmed she neither took part in the altercation nor exhibited misconduct toward the crew or security personnel.

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