Kuwaiti Acquitted Of Alleged Possession Of Unlicensed Firearms

The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance, which acquitted a Kuwaiti man of alleged possession of unlicensed firearms. The defense counsel Lawyer Thamer Al-Azmi explained that security operatives were on a routine patrol of Bneid Al-Gar area when they suspected his client and his friend who were sitting inside a car because they appeared to be in a disoriented state. He went on to explain that his client and his friend were accused of behaving in a jittery manner and having difficulty in speaking clearly. This prompted the officers to search the duo after verifying their civil ID. In the course of search, the officers found hunting gun inside the car. The duo was in possession of capsules considered to be illicit drugs and his client’s friend was caught in possession of an electronic cigarette. However, Lawyer Al-Azmi, who is from Abdulmohsen Al-Qattan Law Firm, faulted the procedures followed for searching and arresting his client. He accused the officers of wrongdoing in searching the car of his client without obtaining any warrant. He stressed that there was no reason for suspecting his client, and he urged the court to strike out the case.

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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