KCC 443/2016

This case involved an individual accused of forging medical documents. A key issue included whether there was evidence of the elements of the crime.

Background

The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of forging medical reports. The office requested the court to penalize the defendant according to the relevant laws.

The court ruled that the defendant should be imprisoned for three years. The court also ruled that the defendant should be deported from Kuwait after the ruling execution.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. He said in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. He said that the elements of the crime had not been existed in his case.

Decision

The court said that this argument was invalid. The court said that the case documents revealed that the court had considered all aspects of the case properly and concluded that the elements of the crime had existed according to Article 257 and 259 of Kuwait Law No. 16/1960 .

The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the appealed ruling.