Prosecution Referred To 20 Electronic Media Sites

Twenty electronic media websites have been referred to the Public Prosecution for violating the law by the Ministry of Information.

86 unlicensed electronic media services had previously been put under surveillance, according to a local Arabic newspaper, and many have received legal notices.

The same sources said the Electronic Publishing Department counted about 140 services and electronic media outlets were issued licenses, but not all them practice the activity or stopped for a period of 6 months and the Ministry will withdraw their licenses in implementation of the law regulating electronic media.

Article 16 of the law grants the ministry the right to terminate the license if the licensee fails to practice the activity within 6 months after receiving it, or in the event that the license is not renewed within 6 months after it has expired.

The source explained that the ministry makes sure that unlicensed news accounts are controlled by contacting the concerned agencies to determine their location, whether they are inside or outside Kuwait, stating that operations that originate from within the country must be reported to the prosecution for necessary action to be taken.

Sources confirm that inactive accounts will have their licenses canceled because the Ministry has not received any response from account holders who have not practiced their activity within six months of the license issuance.

After pointing out that the law will apply to all electronic media services, whether licensed or unlicensed, the source concluded that the ministry will refer all electronic media services that violate the law regulating electronic media to the Public Prosecution.

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