KUWAIT CITY, Aug 8: The Court of Cassation upheld the verdict issued by a lower court, which sentenced two Kuwaiti citizens to three-year imprisonment for stealing cables from a popular heritage site in Salmi. According to security sources, Salmi police officers were patrolling Salmi Kilo-65 area when they saw two vehicles, one without a license plate, and the other a van.

As soon as they saw the police officers, they fled from the scene. However, the police officers managed to stop the van driver, and checked the van to find a large number of cables. The van driver was accompanied by another individual, and both appeared to behave in a disoriented manner. When the suspects were asked where they came from, they confessed that they were at the heritage site.

When they were questioned further, they said they were able to enter by breaking the gate with the help of the motorist who managed to flee, with the intention of stealing the cables and then selling them to some shops. When their data was checked, it was revealed that they were citizens. Upon searching their car, a bottle containing a liquid suspected to be liquor was found along with tools used to cut cables and iron fences.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud, Marwa Al-Bahrawi

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff and Agencies