Attorney General v. Awad Al-Mutairi
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitud: 29.345072482286373
Longitud: 47.46711730957032
- Country Location (vinculado Case Law)
- Kuwait
- Decision Date
- 18 de ene. de 2016
- Case Status
- Cerrado
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Cybercrime
- Freedom of Expression
- Insult to Foreign State
- Insult to Head of State
- Online Forum
- Sedition
- Social Media
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Court Name
- The Kuwaiti Criminal Court
- Case Summary
Al-Mutairi was imprisoned for “insulting the Emir” and Saudi Arabia on Twitter. The verdict came under crackdown on freedom of expression by the repressive Kuwaiti authorities under several claims including fighting terrorism, protecting ties with a friendly country, or insulting the Emir.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction. The significance of this case is undetermined at this point in time.
- Related Caselaw
- Related Law
- Source Name and URL
- Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- 1 de ago. de 2024
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