KUWAIT CITY, March 9:  The Criminal Court on Monday heard the argument of MP Essam Al-Dabbous’ lawyers in a case filed against him and 22 of his supporters for buying votes in the Fifth Constituency during the 2008 National Assembly elections.
The blood sugar level of Dabbous reportedly measured 13.8 during the session.
Attorneys Abdul Hamid Al-Sarraf, Dr Nasser Al-Zaid and Mohamed Al-Zaid, who represented Dabbous in court, argued that the arresting officer’s investigations were inconclusive.  They called for the dismissal of the case since it took the Public Prosecution more than six months to refer the case to the court.
The lawyers also accused the arresting officer of fabricating the case as there is no evidence to prove the suspects’ involvement in the alleged buying of votes.
On the other hand, Attorney Mohamed Khuraibet, who represented the first and second suspects, corroborated the statement of the other lawyers, asserting the case has been fabricated and the arresting officer’s investigations were inconclusive, so he requested the court to acquit his clients.
Case files indicate the arresting officer received information about one of the candidates from the Fifth Constituency, who allegedly purchased women’s votes for KD 500 each and agreed to pay them KD 250 initially, then the remaining amount after voting for him.
Acting on this information, the arresting officer sent a secret agent to the location and pretended to sell her vote to the candidate. When she received the money, the officer raided the location and arrested six women, two Kuwaiti men and an Egyptian accountant.