Court Sentenced A Citizen To 4 Years In Prison And Fined Him Kd2,000 For Possession Of Drugs

The Criminal Section in the Court of Appeals cancelled the verdict of the First Instance Court which sentenced in absentia a citizen to four years in prison and fined him KD2,000 for possession of drugs leading to his acquittal. Case files indicate the arresting officer testified in the Public Prosecution that while he was on duty in a market in Jahra, he noticed a car with two men inside. One of them went out and broke the window of the car. Another man was standing next to the car and the three men appeared to be in abnormal condition. The officer searched the man who was standing and did not find any narcotics in his possession but he arrested the three men as they looked intoxicated. Attorney Jawad Husain, who represented the man standing near the car in court, pointed out loopholes in the arrest and search procedures as his client was not arrested red-handed. He added the officer did not obtain a warrant from the Public Prosecution to arrest and search his client, so he demanded for the latter’s acquittal.

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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