Kuwaiti citizen acquitted in charges of fraud
34 members of tribe released
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by a lower court which acquitted a Kuwaiti citizen of charges of embezzlement and fraud after he allegedly defrauded a Kuwaiti woman in an investment deal for the purchase of a real estate property in Egypt.
According to the case file, the Public Prosecution charged the Kuwaiti citizen with defrauding the plaintiff after luring her to invest in the real estate sector in Egypt with the intention to dupe her based on his claims that he works in the real estate sector and is able to to invest on her behalf and generate profits from that investment.
The defendant managed to present the necessary documents which convinced the plaintiff, rendering her to transfer the required money, which is estimated to be KD 73 thousand, to the defendant. However, the defendant denied the charges but admitted to have taken some of the amount in the form of a loan.Representing the defendant was Lawyer Enaam Haydar who argued that the evidence generated from the i nvestigation was insubstantial and inconclusive in terms of the admission made by her client regarding receiving money from the plaintiff as a loan.
She highlighted that the power of attorney presented by her client did not prove that he owned the land and real estate in question.
❑❑❑ Released on The Public
bail:
Prosecution released 34 members of Al-Awazem Tribe on bail of KD 1,000 each following investigations on their role in conducting illegal byelections. These individuals included 29 members who are owners of diwaniyas, candidates from the First Constituency in the parliamentary elections, and five candidates from the Second Constituency.
The prosecution charged the suspects with allegedly participating in by-elections and inviting others to carry them out ahead of the 2020 National Assembly elections. Their intention was to ensure the candidates from the tribe won the National Assembly seats.
They were also charged with violating instructions and regulations of the Ministry of Health to fight the COVID-19 crisis.
All the defendants denied the allegations. Their defense counsels included Lawyer Khaled Al-Juwaisri and Lawyer Fahad Al-Hadiyah.