KCC 1205/2017
This case involved the sentencing of an individual found guilty of using twitter to insult the Prince of Kuwait.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of insulting the Prince of Kuwait and using communication tools to do so. The office requested the court to penalize the defendant according to the relevant laws.
The court ruled that the defendant should be imprisoned for three years. The court ruled that the defendant should be deported from Kuwait after the ruling execution.
The office and the defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
The office and the defendant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation.
The defendant said in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. He said that the court had not established the ruling on the grounds of solid evidence.
The court said that this argument was invalid. The court said that the court had established the ruling on the grounds of solid evidence including the tweets published by the defendant.