The High Court confirmed that the crime of theft and beating under the guise of a policeman is far more severe and affects the society than other crimes, because it brings fear to the public and puts off confidence in the security men, which could destabilize security in the country, according to an Arab daily.
The announcement came during a ruling issued by the Misdemeanors Department headed by Judge Salem Nasr Al Haid, to imprison those accused of impersonating detectives, with beating and theft, for a period of two years with hard labor. The court refused to present the defendants’ defense with evidence of the victims’ waiver and reconciliation with them, and their claim that there was no harm done on them after the suspect returned the stolen items to the victims. According to the report, the waiver submitted by the victims is not applied and has consequences according to Articles 109 and 241 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Trials.
On the other hand, the Eighth Circuit of the Criminal Court, headed by Counselor Fawzan Al-Anjari, issued its ruling yesterday in the case of bringing about 700 bottles of wine by sea on board a famous citizen’s yacht. The court ruled to exclude the owner of the seized yacht early last May, after the Filipino captain admitted to bringing the contraband alone, and ruled for the expat to be imprisoned for 5 years with labor, enforcement and deportation from the country after carrying out the penalty. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti captain received one year in prison with labor and enforcement.