Two Kuwaitis sentenced to prison for mocking Kuwait in viral video
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti court has sentenced two citizens to three years in prison with hard labor for mocking the country in a video that circulated widely on social media.
- The Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling by a lower court, which had refrained from imposing a prison sentence.
- The ministry stated that the content of the video constituted several offenses, including spreading false information, harming national interests, and misusing telecommunications services.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti court has sentenced two citizens to three years in prison with hard labor for mocking the country in a video that circulated widely on social media.
The Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling by a lower court, which had refrained from imposing a prison sentence. Instead, the appellate court handed down three-year prison terms to the two defendants in connection with the controversial video.
According to local daily Al-Seyassah, the case stems from a statement issued by Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior regarding the arrest of two Kuwaiti nationals and a Colombian citizen after a video showing them making offensive remarks went viral online.