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Kuwaiti Criminal Court, Sara Al-Drees Case

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Kuwaiti Criminal Court, Sara Al-Drees Case

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Kuwait

Country Location

Latitude: 29.345072482286373

Longitude: 47.46711730957032

Country Location (linked Case Law): Kuwait

Decision Date: Apr 13, 2016

Case Status: Closed

Case Outcome (Procedural)

Affirmed Lower Court

Case Outcome (Disposition)

Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)

Keywords

Blasphemy
Cybercrime
Freedom of Expression
Insult to Head of State
Penal Code
Religion
Sedition
Social Media

Judicial Body: First Instance Court

Court Name: Kuwaiti Criminal Court

Case Summary: The current prosecution stems from four tweets posted by Al-Drees in 2016 allegedly defaming the Emir. She faces a maximum penalty of five years under violations of the Cyber Crimes Law, the Penal Code, the Printing and Publications Law, and the Communications and Information Technology Law. Al-Drees was released on bail.She was acquitted of insulting religion on April 13th 2016.

Related Caselaw (self)

(The Kuwaiti Criminal Court) The Case of Awad Al-Mutairi
Kuwaiti Criminal Court, Sara Al-Drees Case
The Case of Hamad Al-Naqi (Kuwait Twitter Blasphemy Case)

Related Law

Electronic Media Law
Establishment Information and Communication Technology Regulatory Authority Law
Press and Publications Law
Combatting Cybercrimes Law
Constitution of Kuwait
The Penal Code
The Penal Code Amendments Law

Source URL: World Organisation Against Torture

Notes: Official government or legal records for this case are currently unavailable.

An appeals court upheld a lower court’s April 2016 acquittal of Sara al-Drees after she was sued by several private citizens for social media postings questioning the tenets of Islamic practice.

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SMEX

Date Updated: Aug 12, 2024

Primary Documents

GCHR Sara Al-Drees, Court Observation.pdf
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IFEX Detainment

INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORTS

Release on Bail - GCHR

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