KUWAIT CITY, Sept 15: The Court of Cassation, headed by Justice Sultan Buresli, on Sunday upheld the conviction of a defendant accused of publicly insulting His Highness the Amir and defaming him on the social media platform ‘X.’ The court sentenced the defendant to one year and eight months in prison with hard labor. The ruling closed the final stage of litigation in this case, after investigations proved that the defendant used his account to broadcast offensive statements that harmed His Highness the Amir. The court considered this act a violation of the Constitution and the law.

Meanwhile, the Court of Appeals on Sunday upheld the acquittal ruling in the case of publishing false news related to the ban on former MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri’s entry into the country. A number of former MPs and bloggers are involved in the case. The Criminal Court previously acquitted all defendants of the charges against them, including publishing false news, harming national interests, and misusing their phones. These charges stemmed from tweets circulating allegations about Al-Muwaizri’s entry ban.

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