Kuwait- Man acquitted of abducting his wife

(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, Dec 14: The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance Court which acquitted a man who was accused of kidnapping his wife from her parents' house. The defense counsel Lawyer Sheikha Fawzia Al-Sabah disclosed that her client's wife was involved in a terrible traffic accident in which a number of her family members died and she had sustained serious injuries including paralysis and was in a coma for months. After receiving a quarter of a million dinars as compensation, problems erupted between her client and his wife's father to the extent that the father used all possible tricks to separate the couple. The father then obtained a court ruling which gave him the custody of his daughter and the right to manage her money. He then filed a divorce case against her client on behalf of his daughter. When the wife went missing in her father's home, the father accused her client of breaking into his house and kidnapping his daughter with the help of a friend. During the court sessions, the man found himself surrounded by incriminating and condemning evidences from witnesses and the arresting officer. However, during the session at the Personal Status Court, the wife affirmed in writing, since she was unable to speak, that her father does not want her but only her money. She wrote that she is happy with her husband, who had stood by her side during times of difficulties, showed concern for her medical treatment and cares and loves their children.

Couple cheats man: The Misdemeanor Circuit of the Court of First Instance acquitted a Kuwaiti woman and her husband, who were accused of swindling a compatriot by claiming to own a high-profit project called 'Productive Farm'. During the court session, the defense counsel Lawyer Hassan Al- Ajmi insisted that the lawsuit does not have any evidences to support the claims of the plaintiff, stressing that the sentences should be based upon facts and not upon suspicions.

Lawyer jailed: The Criminal Court recently sentenced attorney Hani Hussein to six months imprisonment for abusing and filing ungrounded accusations at Kuwaiti media man Nasser Al-Masry, reports Al-Anba daily. Lawyer for the plaintiff said what Attorney Hani Hussein had done far exceeded the freedom of opinion and expression.

Stirring crisis: The Court of Appeals chaired by Judge Nasr Salem Al-Heid fined an expatriate KD 10,000 for allegedly attacking the Shiite sect and inciting crisis. The Anti-Cyber Crime Department recorded online activities of the defendant and found him using some expressions to incite crisis and fuel attacks on Shiites. He was accused of using foul language to defame the Shiite sect and its beliefs in a manner that violated the national unity law, affirming the misdemeanor act against the defendant was proven beyond reasonable doubt with concrete evidences.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah Staff

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