Court of Cassation Upholds 3-Year Prison Sentence for Citizen for Insulting the Amir's Throne via Snapchat
Alqyas summary
The Court of Cassation upheld the 3-year prison sentence for a citizen for insulting the Amir's throne via Snapchat.
Translated by Alqyas from Al-Seyassah — Original source
The Court of Cassation upheld a three-year prison sentence for a Kuwaiti national, who was convicted of publicly disparaging the rights of His Highness the Amir and insulting the institution of the Emirate, through video clips he published on his Snapchat account. This ruling came after his appeal was rejected.
The State Security Apparatus had previously apprehended the suspect and referred him to the competent authorities, while the Public Prosecution charged him with publicly disparaging the Amir’s rights and insulting the institution of the Emirate.
