KCC 2033/2017

This case involved harm to an individual accused of robbery. The items in question had been located.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. She requested the court to order the defendant to pay her compensation of 5001 Dinars. She said that the defendant had accused her of robbery and harmed her reputation due to a dispute with him.

The court dismissed the case.

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

The claimant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. She said in her grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. She said that the defendant had succeeded in locating the stolen items.

The court said that this argument was valid. The court said that the case documents revealed that the defendant had accused the claimant of robbery in order to harm her reputation.

Decision

The court repealed the appealed ruling and ruled that the defendant should pay the claimant a compensation of 5001 Dinars.