KCC 330/2018

This case involved individuals who had used forged documents to seize public money. A key issue was whether criminal intent existed as a defendant had confessed they had known the document was forged but had still used it.

Background

The office of public prosecution accused three defendants of forging formal documents in order to use them to seize public money. The office requested the court to penalize the defendants according to the relevant laws.

The court acquitted the first and second defendants. The court ruled that the third defendant should be imprisoned for five years. The court ruled that the third defendant should pay the Ministry of Defence 63810 Dinars and that he should be dismissed from his job. The court also ruled that the third defendant should be deported from Kuwait after the ruling's execution.

The defendant and the office appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court dismissed the acquittal ruling. The court acquitted the third defendant of seizing public money.