A Kuwaiti Court of Appeal has sentenced an Egyptian pharmacist to seven years of hard labour for stealing medicines from a government hospital and selling them illegally. The court also ordered his deportation after completion of the prison term.
The pharmacist was found guilty of misusing public funds and falsifying official documents. Investigations revealed that he used forged prescriptions to obtain high-value medicines, including growth hormones and psychiatric drugs, which he later sold for personal financial gain.
An internal audit uncovered a shortage of medicines worth around 14,000 Kuwaiti dinars. In addition to the prison sentence, the court imposed a fine of 28,000 dinars—double the value of the stolen items—and ordered his immediate dismissal from government service.
The ruling reflects Kuwait’s strict stance against corruption and misconduct within public institutions.
