KUWAIT CITY, Dec 19: The Court of Appeals, during its session headed by Counselor Nasr Salem Al-Haid, along with counselors Saud Al-Sanea and Tariq Metwali, upheld the acquittal of TV presenter Fajer Al-Saeed and blogger Fahad Muzal against whom a State Security case each was filed. In the first case, the Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by the Criminal Court which acquitted Al-Fajer Al-Saeed of charges of offending the Amir in a video clip broadcasted during the reign of the late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad.

The court stated that the phrases used in the video cannot be criminalized. In the second case, the Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by a lower court which acquitted blogger Fahad Muzal of charges of broadcasting false news and challenging the rights and authority of His Highness the Amir in June 2024. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeals adjourned for two weeks the case filed against an employee of the Ministry of Communications who is accused of embezzlement. The Criminal Court had earlier sentenced the employee to seven years imprisonment for embezzling KD 6 million from his employer over four years. He had collected sums owed to the state by companies and deposited them into his bank account instead of the ministry’s account. The court also ordered him to return the stolen amount, imposed a fine of KD 12 million, totaling KD 18 million, and mandated his dismissal from public office for five years.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff