KCC 44/2016
This case involved the forging of documents to obtain residency permits for foreign workers. The documents had been changed to mislead the authorities so the crime of forgery did exist.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused two defendants of forging formal documents and obtaining residency permits for foreign workers in exchange for money. The office requested the court to penalize them according to the relevant laws.
The court ruled that the two defendants should be imprisoned for three years and that they should be deported from Kuwait after the ruling's execution. The court ruled that the forged documents should be confiscated.
The defendants appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
The defendants appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. They said in their grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. They said that the elements of the crime had not existed in their case.