5-year prison sentence for Filipino who robbed exchange shop with 'toy gun' in Al-Shaab

The Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Khaled Rashad and with Judges Abdulaziz Al-Muqdad and Abdulhadi Al-Hajjari as members, and Yaqoub Al-Bilam serving as clerk, sentenced a Filipino national to five years’ imprisonment with hard labor and deportation from the country after serving his sentence, for stealing from a currency exchange shop in the Shuwaikh area.

The prosecution charged the defendant with extorting cash belonging to a currency exchange company through violence, after he broke into the employees’ room by forcing the door, brandished a fake “toy gun,” poured a substance at the scene to instill fear in the staff, and struck one employee in the face with the gun’s handle. He then proceeded to the safe, took the money, and fled.

An inventory of the stolen funds valued the loot at approximately 7,434.900 Kuwaiti dinars in various currencies, including the Egyptian pound, Philippine peso, Saudi riyal, Turkish lira, and US dollar.

The officer in charge of the case testified that investigations led to identifying and arresting the suspect, and that the stolen money was found in his possession: 129,010 Saudi riyals, 18,600 Egyptian pounds, 12,500 US dollars, 42,585 Turkish lira, 10,550 Philippine pesos, and 286 Kuwaiti dinars. The defendant confessed to committing the offense upon his arrest.

The court concluded by sentencing him to five years’ imprisonment with hard labor and deportation from the country after serving his sentence.