Two face prosecution over alleged assault on police officer in Salmiya
A minor and an adult have been referred to the Public Prosecution over the alleged assault of a Ministry of Interior officer while he was performing his duties in the Al-Balajat area of Salmiya.
According to Al-Anba, the Juvenile Prosecution received the case file from the head of investigations to complete the necessary legal procedures after the officer, acting in his capacity as a public employee, filed a complaint over the incident.
The suspects are Kuwaiti citizen. Both are accused of assaulting a public employee while he was carrying out his duty.
Kuwaiti law prescribes penalties for assaulting or forcibly resisting public employees in the performance of their duties, with stricter penalties when the victim is a police officer.
The applicable penalties will depend on the final legal classification of the incident and the age of each accused at the time of the alleged offence.
