KUWAIT CITY, June 12: A member of the Bahraini ruling family Sheikh Abdullah Mohammad bin Ahmad Al-Fatih Al-Khalifa has announced that he is suing a Kuwaiti man, Nasser Abul, for slandering and defaming his family. Abul allegedly posted unflattering remarks about the Bahraini ruling family on his Twitter homepage.
Sheikh Abdullah said he is filing the lawsuit in Kuwait on behalf of all his family members. He added that he respects freedom of expression and constructive criticism of the government and officials, but "the postings hurt a whole family at a personal level." Sheikh Abdullah thanked Kuwait's State Security apparatus for their efforts and reiterated that the lawsuit is personal and does not have any sectarian implications.
Meanwhile, Abul -- who was detained on Thursday -- appeared at the General Prosecution office on Sunday after he was transferred by the State Security apparatus. Sources say investigations with Abul lasted for three hours. State security charges, including charges of damaging the country's interests and severing political relationship with brotherly countries have been filed against him. Abul denied the charges and told prosecutors that hackers who hacked his account were the culprits, not him. He further claimed that he deleted the messages when he saw them.
Prosecutors have also accused Abul of participating in Bahraini demonstrations.
© Arab Times 2011
