Kuwaiti Citizen Jails To One Yr Imprisonment With Hard Labor For Cheating

The Court of First Instance presided over by Judge Nayef Al-Adwani sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen to oneyear imprisonment with hard labor and bail bond worth KD 300 after he was convicted of duping a compatriot by selling him a real-estate property that was already bought by another person. The Public P r o s e c u t i o n charged the suspect for duping the plaintiff by offering to sell a property, which was already sold to another individual. He allegedly deceived the plaintiff into believing that the landlord asked him to search for a buyer, and promised to transfer the deed after payment. He collected KD 65,000 advance payment from the plaintiff, although the house had been sold even before the negotiations. The plaintiff counsel Lawyer Mohammad Khalil Al-Qattan filed a lawsuit against the suspect, accusing him of violating Penal Code provision No. 1/231 by committing the crime. He alleged that the suspect collected an advance payment of KD 65,000 by cheque and was approved at a local bank. However, the documents established the fact that the property belonged to another person who had earlier purchased it.

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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