Syrian Jailed for 2 Years in Kuwait for Threatening Wife With Photos, Videos

25/10/2026

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 25: Kuwait’s Court of Cassation has upheld a two-year imprisonment sentence against a Syrian man who threatened his wife with videos and photographs and demanded KD 20,000, following unauthorized access to her social media accounts.

The First Circuit of the Court of Cassation, chaired by Counselor Sultan Borsli, upheld the prison sentence in the case involving threats and blackmail.

According to the case details, the accused accessed his wife’s social media accounts without authorization and used videos and photographs to threaten her in an attempt to obtain KD 20,000.

The Criminal Investigation Department apprehended the accused in connection with the case.

The Court of Cassation’s ruling upholds the two-year prison sentence imposed on the defendant.