KUWAIT CITY, Feb 3: The Criminal Court held the first session of the trial for the accused in the murder of traveler Hani Al-Mousawi, who was killed in front of his mother in Jabriya. The court decided to postpone its ruling until the end of the session. During the trial, the accused appeared in handcuffs from the Central Prison and denied any connection to the victim. However, he admitted to the crime, stating, “I fired two bullets at the victim because he provoked me with problems he caused.”

Lawyer Hassan Al-Mousawi, representing the family of the deceased, claimed civil status and urged the court to quickly issue a verdict in line with the principle of prompt justice. The defendant’s lawyer requested that his client be referred for a psychiatric evaluation and asked for a list of communication calls from Zain Company.

In response, Lawyer Al-Mousawi stated that some of the requests were contradictory and irrelevant to the premeditated murder. He expressed surprise at the attempt to absolve the defendant of responsibility for the crime, while other requests affirmed his responsibility for his actions. The incident involved a horrific murder in Jabriya, where a well-known Kuwaiti traveler in his forties was shot and killed by a citizen in his home. His body was subsequently transferred to the forensic medicine department.

It was reported that the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior had dispatched detectives after receiving information about the shooting at a house in Jabriya by a Kuwaiti citizen who shot and killed the victim before he could be taken to the hospital. Detectives were able to apprehend the killer, and he underwent an investigation to determine the circumstances and motives behind the crime. He was later referred to the Public Prosecution on charges of premeditated murder.

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