KUWAIT CITY, April 12: The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by a lower court, which acquitted a Kuwaiti citizen who was accused of belonging to ISIS and promoting its ideology on a social media platform. The court also decided to adjourn to April 23 the case filed against two citizens who were accused of belonging to ISIS and financing it, as well as establishing a website to promote the group’s ideas. The defendants include a military officer from the Ministry of Defense, who has been sentenced to five years in prison, and was refused bail. The other defendant, who is an assistant engineer, was acquitted.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
