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Justice Ministry employees freed, court secretary jailed in drug bust

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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 22: The detention renewal judge ordered the release of two Ministry of Justice employees who had been arrested for possession of narcotics, while the third employee – a court session secretary – remains in custody pending investigation. The judge also released the mother and two sisters of one of the defendants on bail of KD 500 each. The Public Prosecution had previously ordered the detention of the three Ministry of Justice employees, along with the mother and two sisters of one of the defendants, for 21 days pending investigation. They were caught red-handed in Doha area in possession of narcotics with the intent to consume and traffic. In an earlier statement, the Ministry of Interior confirmed that the Drug Control General Department seized a quantity of marijuana, a sensitive scale, and several empty bags from the suspects.

During the search operation, the mother and two sisters of one of the defendants physically assaulted the officers, while another sister slammed a glass door on a drug enforcement officer’s hand, causing a deep wound that required hospital treatment. Meanwhile, the Criminal Court acquitted several individuals of threatening a citizen with an electric shock to force him to sign three promissory notes. Case files indicate that the complainant revealed during investigations that he received a call through Instagram from a person requesting to meet him at his residence to discuss a trade show project. During the meeting in his diwaniya, he was surprised as the caller came with a group of people. All of them allegedly threatened him, while one of the accused took a knife and an electric shock device, and asked those present to close the door of the diwaniya. This prompted the complainant to call a relative to provide KD2,000. After failing to do so, he was forced to sign the promissory notes and surrender his civil identification card. Attorney Abdullah Al-Alanda, who represented one of the defendants (the caller) in court, argued that the accusation was invalid, and that the material and moral elements of the crime were absent. He asserted that the documents had no conclusive evidence proving his client committed or participated in the threat, and that the complainant’s statements are nothing more than hearsay and are not supported by any evidence

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

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61-Year-Old Arab Expat Found Dead Inside Workplace

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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 13: A 61-year-old Arab expatriate was found dead last night after reportedly committing suicide by hanging himself with a rope inside his workplace in the Al-Mutlaa area. A Kuwaiti citizen alerted the Ministry of Interior’s Operations Room after discovering the body. Upon receiving the report, security personnel, detectives, forensic experts, and the Deputy Public Prosecutor immediately rushed to the scene. The Deputy Public Prosecutor ordered the removal of the body and its referral to the Forensic Medicine Department for examination. He also instructed security officers to register the case as a “suicide” and directed detectives to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.

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Hearing put off in wife murder case

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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 13: The Criminal Court adjourned to October 27 the case filed against a citizen who is accused of murdering his wife in Mutla’a desert on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. According to the case files, the defendant lured his wife to a remote area in Mutla’a and deliberately ran her over with his vehicle, causing her immediate death. Security forces arrested the defendant a few hours after the crime. He was referred to the Criminal Court after the Public Prosecution completed its investigation and charged him with deliberate and premeditated murder.

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

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No Punishment Without Evidence, Acquits Man In Sorcery Case

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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 13:The Misdemeanor Court acquitted a defendant of fraud through sorcery, after it was determined that the accusation was tainted by ignorance and failed to identify any victims. The court explained that criminal rulings are based on certainty and conviction, not doubt and speculation. It emphasized that there is no crime or punishment without a text, and that Kuwaiti legislation has no explicit provision criminalizing sorcery or sorcery. Attorney Abdul Mohsen Al-Qattan, who appeared in court on behalf of the defendant, argued that the Public Prosecution’s arrest and search warrant was invalid, as it was based on frivolous investigations related to a crime that had yet to occur.

The court responded to this argument by stating that the warrant was issued based on explicit and clear investigations that included sufficient information that justify its issuance. It pointed out that the seriousness of such investigations is subject to the investigative authority under the supervision of the trial court, and that it is not subject to review as long as the warrant was issued in connection with a crime that was committed. The court then tackled the merits of the case, indicating that the crime of fraud, under Articles 231 and 232 of the Penal Code, entails fraud that leads to the delivery of funds based on legally defined deception.

This was not proven in the case at hand, as the documents contained no evidence of the delivery of funds or the identification of victims. The court added that the accusation presented by the prosecution was vague and lacked a precise statement of the facts, rendering the crime tainted by obfuscation and preventing the formation of a definitive judicial opinion. The court acquitted the defendant, pursuant to Article 172/1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud

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