Kuwaiti citizen acquitted of fraud, robbing woman

A Kuwaiti citizen has been acquitted of fraud and theft charges by the Criminal Court. The Public Prosecution had accused the defendant of deceiving a woman by claiming he intended to marry her and then persuading her to invest in a stock market project. The woman reportedly borrowed money from a bank to invest, but the defendant allegedly defrauded her of KD23,500.

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there were no elements of fraud, asserting that fraudulent methods, as defined in the Penal Code, were not used.

The prosecution sought a severe penalty, noting the defendant's prior conviction for a similar crime. However, the defense lawyer, Ayed Al-Rashidi, argued that the elements of fraud, as defined by the Penal Code, were not present. He contended that the victim's testimony lacked proof of fraudulent methods, focusing only on the defendant's claims about an investment project.

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the evidence did not reach the level of certainty, which is required to convict the accused.

The court ultimately ruled that the evidence presented did not reach the threshold of certainty required for a conviction. It emphasized that imposing a penalty cannot be based on flimsy evidence, leading to the acquittal of the accused.

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the decision to impose penalty is not based on flimsy evidence.