Kuwaiti activist sentenced to five years in prison for tweets 'insulting' Saudi Arabia
A Kuwaiti court has sentenced an activist to five years in prison over "insulting" tweets about Saudi Arabia, according to the Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.
Salman Al-Khalidi, 23, was sentenced in absentia by Kuwait's high court, which convicted him of "insulting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and publishing false news".
Khalidi said on Tuesday in a video message on Twitter that he felt "in danger" following the court's decision and had fled Kuwait for Qatar to avoid being pursued by security agencies.
"This is an unjust ruling against me, which breaches the values of international laws," he said, adding that he had represented Kuwait in 46 international contests as an inventor.
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