{"id":57977,"date":"2021-12-07T17:41:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/?p=57977"},"modified":"2021-12-07T17:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:41:40","slug":"kuwait-man-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail-for-emir-insult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/kuwait-man-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail-for-emir-insult\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait man sentenced to four years in jail for emir insult"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;display: inline-block;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/552711607512925281\/profile_1.jpg);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;display: inline-block;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Al-Araby<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>A man in Kuwait has been sentenced to four years in jail for calling for the overthrow of the Gulf state&#8217;s ruler on social media, local media reported. The Twitter user was sentenced to prison with hard labour and fined 1,000 Kuwaiti dinars ($3,301) for defaming the country&#8217;s emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah. He was also charged with sedition and possessing a weapon. No further information was given, and it was not clear whether the man is a Kuwaiti national. While Kuwait is considered to be relatively free compared to its Gulf neighbours, insulting the monarchy is criminalised. Others hav&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/840996597382610944?c=819177386184916992\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Al-Araby A man in Kuwait has been sentenced to four years in jail for calling for the overthrow of the Gulf state&#8217;s ruler on social media, local media reported. 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