KUWAIT CITY, March 4: The Criminal Court, presided over by Justice Nayef Al-Dahoum acquitted two individuals of collaborating and assisting in the forgery of an official document -- an industrial craft license. Case files indicate that there is a dispute over the lease contracts of shops located on a plot in Shuwaikh Industrial Area. One of the defendants, an investor in the shops, was accused of refusing to vacate the shops, claiming he has a valid new lease contract. Attorney Bashar Al-Nassar, lawyer for the investor, argued that there was no forgery of official documents and that the testimony provided by the employee in charge of registration was false. He pointed out contradictions in the statements of the informant and his witness, as well as discrepancies in the testimony of the government agency’s employee. The court ultimately ruled in favor of the defendants, citing the inconsistencies and contradictions in the evidence and testimony presented.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff and Agencies