Kuwait man arrested for tweet

Nasser Abul, 26, was arrested on 7 June for supposedly insulting the Bahraini and Saudi Arabian ruling families while tweeting in support of protestors in Bahrain and elsewhere in the Middle East.

According to Amnesty International, Nasser appeared before the Kuwait General Prosecution office on charges including "damaging the country’s interests" and "severing political relationship with brotherly countries".

Neither his family, nor his lawyer, were allowed to attend the hearing. He was taken to his family’s home on 14 June. The house was searched and his computer and phone were confiscated.

During the search, Nasser told his mother he had been beaten during the first two days of his detention, insulted and threatened, and added that he was not permitted to turn off the light in his cell.

He is currently held at the State Security facility.

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