KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti court sentenced a woman teacher to a total of 11 years in jail yesterday for insulting the emir, inciting regime change and insulting a religious sect via Twitter, two sources close to the case said.
Huda Al-Ajmi, 37, is the first woman known to have been convicted for criticizing the state’s ruler.
The sources said the court had given Ajmi two consecutive five-year terms for insulting the emir and one year for insulting an unspecified religious sect. “This is the highest sentence of its kind in these kind of cases,” one source said.
Ajmi has not yet been taken into custody and can appeal the sentences, the sources said.
Kuwaiti woman gets 11 years for insults
Kuwaiti woman gets 11 years for insults
