Court Sentenced An Egyptian To Life Imprisonment With Hard Labor For Drug Trafficking

The Court of Appeals nullified the judgment of the Court of First Instance which sentenced an Egyptian to life imprisonment with hard labor for drug trafficking on board a flight from Cairo to Kuwait, resulting in his acquittal.

According to the case file, a customs officer at Kuwait International Airport noticed the accused was late in picking up his two bags which the screening machines signaled to contain illegal items. The officer did not open the luggage until the owner arrived as per the law. The bags were opened when the suspect arrived at the customs post, so the officer searched them and detected the illegal items — hashish and Tramadol. The accused admitted to ownership of the items which were neatly concealed in the luggage.

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However, the defendant’s lawyer, Attorney Ali Al-Wawan, faulted procedures leading to search and arrest of his client, citing failure to obtain a warrant from the concerned authorities. He accused the detective of arresting his client outside the customs post without any situation that warranted suspicion and later allowed him to return to the airport. He pointed out contradiction in the statements of the officer who claimed the suspect arrived from Asyout, but the man actually came from Cairo.

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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