Al-Seyassah daily reported that the civil court issued its ruling requiring the expatriate to compensate the doctor at Amiri Hospital for the verbal abuse. The decision follows a criminal conviction in which the same individual received a KD 200 fine for the insult. The civil award addresses moral damages claimed by the physician during the proceedings.
Gulf News reported that courts have handled multiple similar matters in recent years involving medical staff. In one case at Farwaniya Hospital a Kuwaiti woman received a KD 5,000 fine for assaulting and insulting an expatriate doctor and a Kuwaiti female doctor. The woman became enraged when the doctor requested a document before treating her grandmother and struck the doctor with a phone while using abusive language.
The Court of Cassation upheld the KD 5,000 fine in that case and referred the related civil action to the competent authorities according to the Gulf News account. Lawyer Elaf Al-Saleh representing the Kuwait Medical Association presented witness statements and a medical report during the trial. Al-Saleh has pursued several such prosecutions on behalf of the association.
Al-Seyassah reported on March 26 2024 that a misdemeanor court fined a Kuwaiti KD 2,000 for insulting an emergency doctor at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital. The defendant grabbed the doctor’s stethoscope after admitting he had taken crystal meth and shouted at her during the examination. Al-Saleh submitted surveillance footage and witness statements that contributed to the conviction.
A Kuwait Local News compilation published January 12 2025 listed various penalties imposed on individuals who assaulted or insulted doctors across government hospitals. Those penalties included suspended prison terms fines between KD 100 and KD 2,000 and in some instances both measures. The summary noted that such rulings have become more common as complaints from healthcare workers have increased.
Al-Saleh has described assaults on doctors as a growing phenomenon that has led some victims to request transfers to different workplaces. She has reiterated her commitment to filing suits and seeking compensation for affected medical personnel in statements carried by local outlets. The pattern has drawn attention from health authorities concerned about impacts on hospital operations.
