2 Kuwaitis Jailed And Fined

The Misdemeanor Court delivered judgments ranging from jail term and fines against two citizens charged for defaming the presenter Saleh Al-Rashid. The verdicts were based on petitions filed on behalf of the plaintiff by lawyer Maryam Al-Bahar. In the first case, the court fined the first suspect KD 2000 for allegedly posting comments deemed offensive to Al-Rashid via a bogus Instagram account. The court referred civil aspect of the case to the concerned court of jurisdiction. In the second case, the second suspect was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labor and KD 300 bond for suspension of execution on the accusation of threatening Al-Rashid via social media. Lawyer Al-Bahar is determined to continue seeking huge compensations for her client due to psychological and financial damages he incurred, adding different courts have been handling other cases related to the defamation of her client’s character.

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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