SBG 2439/2016
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabia Board of Grievances
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Offensive Weapons, Firearms & Explosives
Decision date
14 Feb 2016
Catchwords
Explosives - Former Property
This case involved whether an individual should be charged with possessing explosives when they were found in his former house after he had left it.
Background
The office of public prosecution filed a case against a defendant before the court. It requested the court to penalize the defendant for possessing explosive materials.
The defendant denied the accusation made by the office.
Decision
The court considered the documents of the case. The court said that the documents revealed explosive materials were found in a house that uses to belong to the defendant. The court said that the defendant left the house four months before the materials were found.
The court did not penalize the defendant.
The court of appeal upheld the ruling.