Former MP Walid Al-TabtabaiOn Monday, June 24, 2024, the Kuwaiti Criminal Court ruled the imprisonment of the former Kuwaiti MP. Walid Al-Tabtabai For a period of 4 years, in a state security case, on charges of “interfering with the powers of the Emir of the country.”
The Public Prosecution had assigned… Walid Al-Tabtabai He was accused of insulting the emirate’s position, through a tweet on his account on the social networking site “X”, which he denied during the investigations.
Reason for sentencing Walid Al-Tabtabai
Kuwaiti websites reported that the ruling related to an implicit criticism he made Walid Al-Tabtabai To the Emir of the country, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, after his decision to dissolve the National Assembly and suspend the work of some articles of the Constitution.
And publish Walid Al-Tabtabai A tweet at the time, pledging what he called the defense of the people’s freedoms, in which he said: “We will defend the people’s freedoms, rights, and constitutional gains, which we do not accept to be infringed upon.”
Al-Tabtabai denied the accusation against him
The court previously confronted Walid Al-Tabtabai, who was arrested about a month ago, with the charges against him, which he denied and contested their inaccuracy, assuring the court that the tweet he was imprisoned for was essentially a fabricated tweet using image processing programs “Photoshop” by his opponents, as he said.
And he came back Walid Al-Tabati The next day, he published a tweet accusing countries he did not name of interfering in the affairs of Kuwait, but at the same time he criticized the behavior of what he called “the few members of the National Assembly through their interference in the ministerial formation, which is among the core powers of His Highness.”
Al-Tabtabai said: “It is unacceptable for some countries to interfere in Kuwaiti internal affairs, which will be resolved through understanding and the spirit of one family.”
Local media said that the ruling was issued by the Criminal Court, which means that it will require two degrees of appeal and cassation before it becomes final.
Dissolution of the National Assembly
Last month, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, issued an Emiri order to dissolve the National Assembly and temporarily suspend the work of some articles of the constitution related to the Assembly, in the wake of an ongoing political crisis between the government and the elected National Assembly.
Who is Walid Al-Tabtabai?
Al-Tabtabai, a Kuwaiti academic affiliated with the Islamic movement in the country, has previously faced accusations and been previously imprisoned due to his political tweets.
Former MP Walid Al-Tabtabai was previously sentenced to 7 years in prison, in the case of forcibly entering the National Assembly in November 2011.
And he benefited Walid Al-Tabtabai From a pardon issued by the late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, where he was released on December 19, 2019, after spending a period in the central prison, after issuing a pardon for his implementation of the remainder of his sentence, and accepting the apology and petition submitted by him to the late Emir of the country.
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