KUWAIT CITY, Dec 24: The Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of a citizen and his wife, acquitting them of insulting an administrative employee in the Student Affairs Department at a preparatory school for girls. The incident occurred after a verbal argument erupted between the accused and the employee due to the employee’s interference with the hijab of their daughter. The couple was accused of verbally insulting the employee while she was performing her duties as a public sector employee in the Ministry of Education. Enraged, the student’s father confronted the employee, shouting at her. Soon after, the student’s mother arrived, forcefully opened the window of the employee’s office and shouted insults at her, according to the investigation.

However, Attorney Mohammad Al-Sayegh, who represented the defendants, argued before the Court of Appeals that there was no evidence to support the accusations. He pointed out that the case lacked witnesses and requested the annulment of the first ruling, seeking the acquittal of his clients. The Court of Appeals agreed and acquitted the couple. In a separate case, the Criminal Court referred the case file of former MP Anwar Al-Fikr to the president of the Court of First Instance. This is the second time the court has taken this step concerning Al-Fikr’s case, where he is accused of insulting the authority granted to His Highness the Amir during an election conference. Al-Fikr allegedly offended the Amir’s powers, defamed the Amiri entity and broadcasted false news intended to harm the State’s prestige and national interests during his campaign for the National Assembly elections