23/12/2025
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23/12/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 23: The Court of Cassation sentenced an X account user to three-year imprisonment with hard labor in a State Security case filed against him over multiple offenses committed via social media.
The charges included insulting His Highness the Amir, the Emirate institution, members of the judiciary, and the national flag, as well as misusing smartphones. The court acquitted him of insulting the United Arab Emirates. The offenses occurred between October 30, 2023 and December 17, 2023, within the jurisdiction of the State Security apparatus. Investigations revealed that the defendant, without government authorization, committed a hostile act against a foreign state, the United Arab Emirates, by posting a message on his X account that was deemed offensive to His Highness the Amir and potentially harmful to Kuwait’s political relations. The defendant was also found guilty of publicly insulting His Highness the Amir through words and writings, posting messages and videos on his X and Snapchat accounts accessible to the public.
He was convicted of publicly attacking the Emirate institution and insulting the national flag by sharing its image accompanied by hateful and contemptuous remarks. The conviction also included personally criticizing the Amir via Snapchat, insulting members of the judiciary through offensive posts on X, and intentionally misusing a smartphone to commit the crimes attributed to him.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
