Blogger sentenced to five year imprisonment for social media post
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti blogger to five year imprisonment for his post in social media site Snapchat and X platforms.
According to reports, he was insulting the rulers of Kuwait and the Emirates, insulting the judiciary, and insulting the Kuwaiti flag on his social media.
The Public Prosecution charged the accused with publishing phrases and images that would jeopardize Kuwait’s relationship with a friendly country, via the social networking site X, formerly known as Twitter.
It also charged him with insulting the judiciary and the judicial authority.
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