KUWAIT CITY, Dec 20: The Misdemeanor Court of First Instance has sentenced a Kuwaiti blogger, whose identity has not been disclosed, to three years in prison in a libel suit for posting a malicious tweet against His Highness the Amir and disdaining Kuwaiti Shiites.

However, the court acquitted him over alleged attacks against Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the purported membership in the Islamic State or the socalled DAESH. The blogger had denied all allegations filed against him by the Public Prosecution but the court found him guilty of some of the allegations.

In another lawsuit, the Court of Appeals has suspended the execution of the verdict against Hamed Bu Yabes and released him on bail in a case filed against him for alleged attack on Saudi Arabia until the appeal is heard. The Court of First Instance had earlier sentenced Bu Yabes to four years imprisonment with hard labor. The Public Prosecution alleged Bu Yabes of showing hostility against Saudi Arabia publicly which could sever relations between the two sisterly nations.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah Staff