Court instructs KU to correct or change ‘final marks’ of student

Citizen acquitted of drug peddling

By Jaber Al-Hamoud

KUWAIT CITY, May 27: The Administrative Section in the First Instance Court cancelled the decision of Kuwait University to refrain from correcting or changing the final marks and evaluation rating of a graduate student.

The court instructed the university to add the student’s grades for his oral exams to his final marks and change his evaluation rating from ‘very good’ to ‘excellent’. It also decided to compensate the student for the material and moral damages he suffered due to the mistake.

Lawyer for the student, Attorney Mesha’al Al-Ardi, disclosed in a press statement that the court pointed out the marks mentioned in the graduation certificate is an administrative decision which can be cancelled and reformed by adding or deducting grades for oral or written exams.

The student graduated from the Faculty of Law in 2015 with a grade of 89.83 in International Law which means his evaluation rating is ‘very good’ but he found out later that his grade is supposed to be 90.20 and his rating is ‘excellent’.

Citizen acquitted in drug case:

The Criminal Court acquitted a Kuwaiti citizen who was accused of peddling in heroin.

The citizen was arrested from his house where he was found with an undisclosed quantity of drugs and drug paraphernalia. When questioned, he revealed that he was planning to sell the drugs. He was then referred to concerned authorities.

However, during the court session, the defense counsel Lawyer Jarrah Al-Shuraika called for the invalidation of the arrest and search procedures that were followed, as they were carried out before the execution of the arrest warrant.

He also called for nullification of the procedures as they violated laws and sanctity of his client’s home, stressing that no incriminating evidences against his client were established besides the statements given by the arresting officer.