Kuwait Sentences 3 to Death, Jails 8 over Plot to Kill Interior Minister, Iran Links
- A Kuwaiti court sentenced three people to death for plotting to assassinate Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al Yousef.
- Eight other defendants received five-year prison terms for criminal involvement in the case.
- Prosecutors accused the defendants of communicating with Iran and Hezbollah and planning hostile acts against Kuwait.
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PentapostagmaThe three men are from the Shiite community, which represents about a third of Kuwait's population.
Kuwait sentences 3 to death, jails 8 over plot to kill interior minister, Iran links
The defendants were accused of plotting an explosives attack with the intention to spread fear, while one was charged with attempting to smuggle explosives into the country, local media reported
A court in Kuwait has sentenced three people to death in a national security case involving a plot to assassinate the Kuwaiti interior minister. The charges include spying for Iran and having ties to Hezbollah. Eight Kuwaiti citizens involved in the case were also sentenced to five years in prison each.
Kuwait City: Collaborating with Iran and Hezbollah and plotting to assassinate senior officials, including First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef Al-Sabah...
A Kuwaiti court sentenced three defendants to death in a case involving Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah, and planning for the assassination of officials, including the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef. The State Security and Terrorist Crimes Criminal Court, both, sentenced eight other defendants to five years' imprisonment.
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