24/11/2025
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24/11/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 24: Citing insufficient evidence and the absence of the elements of the crime, the Misdemeanor Court acquitted a woman who had been charged with practicing witchcraft, sorcery, and defrauding several people. The court affirmed that the accusations against the defendant were unsubstantiated and inadequate for a conviction.
In its reasoning, the court noted that the items seized from the defendant, including cash, materials, herbs, talismans, and personal belongings, did not constitute physical evidence of sorcery. During the court session, the defendant’s lawyer Abdullah Al-Alanda argued that the legal interpretation of the incident was invalid, as the police investigation lacked any substantial evidence, adding that the sting operation conducted against his client was not based on a flagrant offense or a warrant from the Public Prosecution. Lawyer Al-Alanda clarified that the cash found in his client’s residence did not constitute evidence of the alleged acts, and that the seized items were merely personal belongings, some used for decoration, with no connection to the crime of witchcraft.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
