Hamad al-Naqi, a Shiite, claimed he was not guilty and his Twitter account was hacked. He was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on June 4, 2012, for “insulting the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and misusing his mobile phone to spread the comments,” Reuters reported at the time.
The case highlights a growing conservative influence in Kuwait, including crackdowns on online dissent and the deepening cooperation among Persian Gulf nations, the Associated Press reported. Activist Nawaf al-Handel told the AP that the appeals court refused to lower the June sentence against al-Naqi.
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