Appeal court jails sports federation chief, travel manager in KD 551,000 embezzlement case
Court upholds acquittal of former federation head in case involving fictitious overseas training camps
The Court of Appeal, headed by Counselor Abdullah Al Othman, sentenced the head of a sports federation to three years and four months in prison and a travel manager to two years and four months, along with a fine and the confiscation of KD 551,000, in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of funds through fictitious training camps, Al Rai reported.
The charges involved forging invoices, money laundering, submitting fictitious expenses for overseas training camps and manipulating the number of players participating in tournaments and camps in three countries. The court also upheld the acquittal of a former head of the federation.
Lawyer Abdul Mohsen Al Qattan represented players from the Kuwaiti national team in an individual sport and filed a civil claim seeking KD 5,001 in temporary compensation.
