KCC 1330/2016
This case involved the validity of police of investigations in respect to firearms offences.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of possessing firearms and ammunition without a legal licence. The office requested the court to penalize the defendant according the relevant laws.
The court ruled that the defendant should pay a fine of 5000 Dinars. The court ruled that the firearms and the ammunition should be confiscated.
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 and had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that the inspection and arrest proceedings were invalid. He also said that the court had established the ruling based on the investigations of the police though they were not serious.