SBG 5887/2016
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabia Board of Grievances
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Criminal Evidence, Financial & Business Offences
Decision date
26 Jan 2016
Catchwords
Evidence - Criminal Element - Counterfeit Currency
This case involved if there was sufficient evidence of the criminal element in the crime of holding counterfeit currency.
Background
The office of the public prosecution filed a case against a defendant before the court. They requested the court to penalize the defendant for holding counterfeit currency.
The defendant claimed that she was not ware of the nature of the currency and that she had received it in exchange for a job she did.
Decision
The court considered the documents of the case. The court said that the documents revealed that the criminal element did not exist in the defendant's case.
The court acquitted the defendant.
The court of appeal upheld the ruling.