KCC 947/2016
This case involved individuals who had forged documents and received bribes. A key issue was the validity of their appeals. Some had been made outside the deadline and another was unsubstantiated as it was contrary to police officers' testimonies.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused several defendants of forging formal documents and receiving bribes. The office requested the court to penalize the defendants according to the relevant laws.
The court ruled that the first defendant should be imprisoned for five years and that he should pay a fine of 2400 Dinars. The court also ruled that the defendant should be dismissed from his job. The court ruled that the eighth defendant should receive the same penalty of the first defendant and that he should be deported from the country after the ruling execution. The court ruled that the second to seventh defendants should be imprisoned for five years and that they should be deported from Kuwait after the ruling execution.
Some of the defendants appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court amended the appealed ruling and ruled that they should be imprisoned for three years and four months.