Order for reparations in mosque attack annulled

Kuwait court says no legal grounds to claim money over terror attack

Kuwait’s Cassation Court has overturned a ruling by the Court of Appeals ordering the government to compensate financially the victims of the Al Sadiq Mosque suicide bombing three years ago.

The Court of Appeals had ruled a compensation of 40,000 dinars for the victims, claiming responsibilities of government agencies tasked with ensuring security and banning the smuggling of explosives into the country.

However, the government rejected the claims and took the case to the Court of Cassation, which on Monday said there was no legal ground to demand financial compensation for damages resulting from terror crimes that were perpetrated by elements not related to the government.

According to the there was no neglect judges, by the government and the state is committed to deploying security measures, but not to achieving results.

Additionally, the specific act of terrorism occurred outside the will of the state authorities, including the Ministry of the Interior, and could not be anticipated at that time, they said.

The Cassation Court is the highest court in the country and its rulings cannot be appealed or challenged.

The attack on the Shiite mosque on June 26, 2015, caused the deaths of 27 worshippers and the injury of 227.