Defaming
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Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Jail For Defaming Kuwaiti Ruler20 June 2016A Kuwaiti national has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for defaming the Amir of Kuwait. The Qatari authorities had extradited the man for posting a video in which he discredi...
Former Mp Convicted Of Defaming Former Prime Minister23 February 2017A former MP was convicted of defaming former Prime Minister Shaikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.A court of misdemeanor ordered Faisal Al-Musallem to pay a KD150 fi...
Deportation, Dh250,000 Fine For Facebook Abuse15 March 2017An Indian man accused of defaming a prominent jewellery group on social media last August has been slapped a fine of Dh250,000 and deportation. The Court of First Instance in Du...
Court Acquitted A Citizen Who Was Accused Of Defaming An English Teacher14 June 2017The Misdemeanor Court acquitted a Kuwaiti citizen who was accused of libeling and defaming an English language teacher of Ministry of Education through his posts on Twitter. The co...
Court Fined A Kuwaiti Woman Kd 500 For Defaming Fashionista On Social Media18 July 2017The Court of First Instance fined a Kuwaiti woman KD 500 for defaming ‘Fashionista’ on social media and referred the civil aspect of the case to the concerned civil cou...
Kuwaiti Boy Faces Legal Action Over Dead Rat Joke25 July 2017A Kuwaiti juvenile is facing legal action for defaming the police on social media, according to Al Qabas newspaper. The boy called the Interior Ministry on hotline 112...
Court Sentenced To Pay Fine To A Person Who Was Accused In Defaming Woman03 August 2017The Court of Appeals (Appeals Minor Circuit/4), headed by Judge Mesha’al Al-Mutaw’a with Judge Ahmed Al-Sharif and Judge Nawaf Al-Zu’abi as members, upheld the ve...
Court Upheld The Verdict That Acquitted 2 Kuwaitis Of Attacking And Defaming A Person20 August 2017The Misdemeanor Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the First Instance Court that acquitted two Kuwaitis of attacking and defaming a person on a WhatsApp group. The Public Prose...
Govrnmnt Losing Patience With Expat Teachers Who Have Filed Cases Against Kuwait Overseas24 August 2017The government is losing patience with expatriate teachers who have filed cases against Kuwait overseas. According to a top government official, the government will not delay in...
Court Acquitted A Netizen Of Insulting And Defaming Veteran Comedian Tareq Al-ali Through Social Media08 November 2017The Misdemeanor Court acquitted a netizen of insulting and defaming veteran comedian Tareq Al-Ali through social media platforms – Twitter and Instagram. The Public Prosecuti...
Former Mp Jailed For Two Years For Defaming Parliament Speaker16 November 2017A former Kuwaiti MP has been sentenced to two years in prison in absentia and fined KD3000 for defaming National Assembly speaker Marzooq Al-Ghanim. The Criminal Court also orde...
Kuwaiti Sued For Defaming Saudi, Uae And Bahrain25 November 2017A Kuwaiti social media user was referred to the State Security Court for defaming Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. The Public Prosecution charged Abdulla Saleh with defa...
Kuwaiti Twitter User Sentenced To Five Years In Jail25 December 2017A Kuwaiti social media user was sentenced to five years in prison in absentia for defaming Saudi Arabia. The Criminal Court convicted Abdulla Al-Saleh in a state security case a...
Four Kuwaitis Sent To Prison For Defaming The Crown Prince27 December 2017Four citizens were arrested for posting a video defaming the Kuwaiti Crown Prince Shaikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The Public Prosecution questioned the suspects over the d...
Convicted Kuwait Twitter User Demands Political Asylum In Britain10 January 2018A Kuwaiti social media user, who is wanted in his country to serve a jail term, has reportedly submitted a demand for political asylum in Britain. The Criminal Court convicted A...
