'State Security Appeal': Prison sentences up to 10 years and fines exceeding 12 million dinars in two 'Hezbollah funding' cases
The State Security Appeal Court handed down prison sentences of up to 10 years and heavy fines in two cases involving Hezbollah funding, convicting some defendants and acquitting others.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
The State Security Appeals Court has concluded its rulings in two cases involving the financing of Hezbollah, following investigations conducted by the State Security Apparatus and the Financial Investigations Unit.
In the first case, the court sentenced three Kuwaiti citizens and one Lebanese national to 10 years in prison and fined them a total of 6.283 million dinars, based on charges of joining and financing Hezbollah. Other defendants, including a Kuwaiti woman, were acquitted.
In the second case, the court convicted a Kuwaiti citizen of charges related to joining and financing Hezbollah, sentencing him to seven years in prison and fining him 6 million dinars, with the financing having been channeled through a charitable committee.
