Court Acquitted A Citizen For Possessing Illegal Brain Stimulants

The Court of Appeal upheld First Instance Court’s decision and acquitted a citizen of possessing illegal brain stimulants. The citizen was arrested after a traffic accident on the Seventh Ring Road, because he appeared to be intoxicated. The Public Prosecution charged the citizen together with another person for the possession of illegal brain stimulants for consumption following the arrest, especially as they could not to provide necessary documents allowing them to consume the substance. Testimony of the arresting officer indicates his patrol team pulled up after spotting two cars involved in a minor accident, and while he was listening to the statements of the motorists, the accused appeared to be intoxicated. This prompted the officer to conduct precautionary search on him and recovered brain stimulants. Representing the accused, Attorney Esmat Kharboutli maintained the arrest and search were conducted on illegal grounds, given that the officer had no warrant for that purpose.

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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