YEREVAN. – The case of Kuwait national who illegally entered Armenia with a fake Italian passport has been sent to the first instance court for a new trial.

The Tavush General Jurisdiction Court had found the Kuwaiti citizen Mahdi guilty, sentenced him to three months in prison, and fined him 250,000 drams.

However, the prosecutor of Tavush province was  dissatisfied with the court ruling. He has petitioned to the Court of Appeal with a request to reverse the said ruling and forward this criminal case to the Tavush District Court of First Instance for a new trial.