'Criminal Court' Sentences Suspect Who Robbed Al-Shaab Currency Exchange with 'Fake Gun' to 5 Years

The Criminal Court sentenced a Filipino national to five years’ imprisonment with hard labor and ordered his deportation from Kuwait after serving his sentence, following his conviction for robbing a currency exchange shop in the Shuwaikh area, using violence and threatening with a fake weapon.

The incident details reveal that the suspect broke into the exchange shop, smashed the door of the staff room, brandished a fake pistol, and poured a substance at the scene to instill fear among the employees. He then assaulted one of the staff members, striking him in the face with the pistol’s grip, before proceeding to a safe to steal money and flee the premises.