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Retweeting May Land You In Jail19 August 2015According to a local lawyer, Faisal Abuhlaibah, if you retweet someone, and that tweet is considered a crime by law in Kuwait, then you are treated as committing the exac...Citizen Gets 10 Year Jail For Joining Al-qaeda Affiliated Terrorist Group Al-nusra Front08 December 2015The Criminal Court has sentenced a Kuwaiti man to 10 years with hard labor over the allegation of joining al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group “Al-Nusra Front” to fight...American Woman Seeks Release Of Daughter In Kuwait Jail22 January 2016American Woman Michelle Jackson is collecting signatures to be presented to the US and Kuwaiti government seeking the release of her daughter who is serving time in Kuwaiti prisons...Head Of A Department In Moh Gets 5 Years Jail For Embezzling Public Funds05 February 2016The criminal Court presided over by Judge Mohammad Jafar sentenced the head of a department in Ministry of Health to five-year imprisonment and dismissal from his position, as he h...3 Citizens Gets 15-year Jail For Stealing Thousands By Fraud03 March 2016The Appellate Court presided over by Judge Nasser Salem Al-Heed upheld the verdict issued by the Criminal Court which sentenced three Kuwaiti citizens to 15-year imprisonment with...5 Years Jail For A Kuwaiti In Bedoun Kill09 March 2016The Criminal Court presided over by Judge Waleed Al-Kandari sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen to five-year imprisonment with hard labor and acquitted six other defendants over the murder...24 Hour Jail For Using Cell While Driving - Saudi Interior Ministry10 March 2016Saudi Interior Ministry has announced that motorists caught using their phones while driving would be jailed for 24 hours, and have their licenses suspended for traveling over 160...Fadhli Gets 3 Months Jail16 March 2016The Criminal Court imposed a three-month jail term with hard labor on Abdul Hakeem Al-Fadhli for participating in an illegal public gathering and inciting violence. The Public Pros...A Taxi Driver Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail06 April 2016The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Anwar Al-Enezi overturned the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance which sentenced a taxi driver to 15-year imprisonment for al...A Kuwaiti Woman Sentenced To One Year In Jail14 April 2016The Misdemeanor Court sentenced a Kuwaiti woman to one-year imprisonment and ordered her to pay a fine of KD 1,000 because she offended a judge while he was on official duty in the...Kuwaiti Sentenced To 7 Years In Jail For Defamatory Tweets06 May 2016A Kuwaiti man has been sentenced to seven years in jail in a defamation case. The Court of Appeal convicted the man of disparaging the Amir of Kuwait, holding another sect in co...30 Females Sentenced To One Year In Jail For Illegal Wages18 May 2016Kuwait’s lower court on Tuesday sentenced 30 female nationals to one year in jail for illegally taking wages from a government programme that aimed to encourage citizens to t...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...8 Get 10 Year Jail For Financing Daesh21 June 2016The Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Muhammad Jaafar, sentenced eight individuals led by a Lebanese to 10 years in prison for financing DAESH. Case files indicate the Interio...Jail Extended For Filipina12 August 2016The Criminal Court judge has renewed detention of a Filipino woman, who was arrested for her links with terrorist group ISIL, for 10 more days. In Thursday’s session, th...