‘Army Fund’ case in Cassation Court

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: After rejecting the court’s response request, the defendants will appear in the Army Fund case at the “Cassation Court” in the first session of their trial on Sept 24. Simultaneously, the criminal courts will also issued a verdict on the same date in the vote-buying case related to the 2022 National Assembly elections in the third constituency, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

In the “Fund” case, the court is deliberating the Public Prosecution’s appeal against the acquittal of His Highness the former Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, former Minister of Defense and Interior Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah, and others. The prosecution is seeking their conviction and the annulment of the acquittal. In this context, the Criminal Court convened its third session to try former MP Sa’adoun Hammad, a candidate from the third constituency, alongside three members of his electoral campaign including two female citizens in the vote-buying case.

The court decided to postpone the case until the 24th of this month to give its verdict. During Sunday’s session, Hammad refuted the accusation of mediating in the purchase of electoral votes in his favor. The participants in his campaign, a man and two women, likewise denied aiding him by buying votes. One female voter denied accepting 1,000 dinars in exchange for selling her vote, while another female citizen denied any involvement in the crime.