KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The Misdemeanor Court overturned the ruling issued to imprison a Kuwaiti man and a Gulf woman to three-month imprisonment following their appearance in a video clip, widely known as ‘Range Rover’ on social media in which they can be seen engaging in a public indecent act in Bneid Al-Gar. Following the cancellation of their sentences, the court refrained from imposing any further punishment on the individuals involved. The case began with an investigation officer from Qadisiya Police Station detaining the first defendant for appearing in the video clip, which featured the indecent act at a parking lot near the Arabian Gulf Street in Bneid Al-Gar and had gained attention on social media.

The video clip showed a white Range Rover vehicle, with the defendant standing next to it and publicly hugging and kissing a woman whose features were not visible. Lawyer In’am Haider, who represented the Gulf woman during the court session, argued that the judgment issued in absentia was invalid, as the defendant had not been properly notified of the trial session with a legal announcement. The lawyer also contended that the elements of the crime of public indecency were not present, asserting that the defendant had no connection to the incident. In addition, lawyer Haider questioned the validity of the investigators’ work, claiming it lacked seriousness.

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