An appellant said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling by which he was convicted of publishing an article that insulted the victim had erred in the application of law and had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that the article did not include offensive phrases against the victim. He said that the victim was a public figure and that the newspaper had the right to criticize him according to the relevant laws.

The court of cassation said that this argument was invalid. The court said that the evaluation of the content of the published material and whether it included offensive phrases fell under the court's authority. The court said that the criminal intention of the appellant existed in the case according to Article 21 of Kuwait Law No. 3/2006. The court said that the documents of the case revealed that the phrases used in the published material would affect the reputation and the dignity of the victim in a bad way.

The court dismissed the appeal.