'Crimes Department' Acquits Defendant in 23,500 Dinar Fraud and Deception Case

A criminal court acquitted a Kuwaiti national of charges of fraud, swindling, and misappropriation of 23,500 dinars from a woman, after he had claimed to have invested the sum in the stock market. The civil lawsuit was referred to the competent civil court for adjudication.

The Public Prosecution had accused the defendant of misappropriating the funds through deception, alleging that he misled the victim by pretending to want to marry her and convincing her to participate in an investment project in the stock market that would yield substantial profits. This led her to borrow the amount from a bank and hand it over to him. The prosecution also sought a harsher penalty, citing the defendant’s prior conviction for a similar offense.

During the trial, the defendant’s lawyer, Aaid Al-Rashidi, argued that the elements of the crime of fraud were not met, emphasizing that the incident lacked any deceptive means as required by the Penal Code. He noted that the victim’s own statements did not indicate that the defendant used fraudulent tactics, but merely claimed the existence of an investment project.

The court upheld this defense, stating in its ruling’s reasoning that the case files contained no conclusive evidence proving the defendant committed the crime, and that the presented evidence did not meet the level of certainty required in penal matters. The court stressed that criminal judgments must be based on certainty and not on doubt or speculation.

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