KUWAIT CITY, Sept 19: The Court of Appeals sentenced former MP Dr. Walid Al-Tabtabaei to two-year imprisonment with hard labor in the State Security case filed against him on charges of challenging the powers and rights of His Highness the Amir via his X account. On June 24, the Criminal Court had sentenced him to four-year imprisonment with hard labor. However, Al-Tabtabaei had denied all charges against him in his first trial session. He said, “The post for which he is being tried was fabricated by his opponents.”

His brother Anwar Al-Tabtabaei explained that his brother Walid's bad health condition had prevented him from attending his three trial sessions. His son had submitted a medical report on his condition to the court yesterday, but the judge decided to reserve the case for judgment. He felt very tired yesterday and his heart rate increased after the dawn prayer. A group of doctors came to the hospital where he was admitted and conducted tests. They decided to discharge him from the hospital and transfer him in a wheelchair to the Ministry of Interior vehicle with the discharge paper. However, the officer returned him to the hospital after photographing the paper

By Jaber Al-Hamoud, Munif Nayef
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff and Agencies