KCC 243/2016
This case had involved a civil personal claim against two individuals who had been convicted in the criminal courts of attempted robbery and beating an individual. A key point was that the victim's evidence and evidence from the police investigation could be used as evidence in the civil case.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused two defendants of attempted robbery and beating a victim. The office requested the court to penalize the defendants according to the relevant laws.
The court ruled that the two defendants should be imprisoned for seven years and six months and that they should be deported from Kuwait after the execution of the ruling. The court referred the civil case to the relevant court.
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 court had established the ruling in the absence of solid evidence.