Court acquits manager of theft, 7 others punished

Kuwaiti not guilty of forgery

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 3: The First Instance Court acquitted the manager of a contracting company of stealing movable assets owned by the company, and handed out various punishments to 7 other suspects for the same accusation.

The Public Prosecution charged the manager and seven other employees for stealing the company’s assets.

In defense of the manager, Attorney Muhammad Al-Husseini argued that the law allows employees to use movable assets and doesn’t criminalize the act, citing Article 25 of the penal act. He indicated the accusation against his client is based on malice, and that the accused was out of Kuwait at the time the incident took place.

Man not guilty: The Court of Appeals upheld the decision of a lower court and acquitted a citizen of forging Kuwaiti citizenship documents following the accusation of including a stranger on his file to get him Kuwait citizenship. Investigations revealed that the alleged stranger was registered in the citizen’s name illegally to make it possible for him to obtain Kuwaiti citizenship.

Attorney Dr Muhammad Munawer in defense of his client argued that the accusation is based on malice, and considered it abuse of official responsibility. He demanded compensation for his clients due to psychological and moral damages they have suffered as a result of the accusation.

Pakistani robbed: Police are

looking for an unidentified thief who broke into the home of a Pakistani and escaped with valuables and important documents belonging to a company where the victim works, reports Al-Rai daily.

In his complaint to the police the Pakistani said he discovered the theft when he returned from work. He said someone broke into the apartment and escaped with vital company documents and other valuables.

Personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department have lifted fingerprints to identify the thief.