Court issues 12 verdicts on spreading false news, terrorism and stirring strife

KUWAIT CITY, May 9: The State Security Court, presided over by Judge Nasser Al-Badr, issued verdicts in 12 cases of spreading false news, joining a banned group, inciting sectarian strife, State Security crimes, and violation of the law. In the spreading of false news cases, the court acquitted two defendants and sentenced another to three years in prison. In the cases of joining a banned group, the court sentenced four defendants to prison terms ranging from three to 10 years. The court also reviewed three cases of inciting sectarian strife, sentencing two defendants to three and five years in prison, respectively, while suspending the implementation of the sentence imposed on another defendant, who was allowed to post bail. It acquitted the accused in a State security case. In the law violation case, the court refrained from punishing the accused, but obliged him to pay a financial guarantee.

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