Kuwait’s highest court sentences lawmakers to prison

Above, Kuwaitis briefly storm Kuwait’s parliament building as hundreds of others protested outside in Kuwait City in this November 16, 2011 file photo. (AP)

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s highest court has ordered an opposition leader and several lawmakers imprisoned for 3½ years over the 2011 storming of parliament during the country's Arab Spring protests.
The ruling by Kuwait's Court of Cassation on Sunday involved dozens of politicians, activists and others.
Among those sentenced was Musallam Al-Barrack, an opposition leader who left prison in April 2017 after serving a two-year sentence on separate charges. Sitting and former lawmakers also were sentenced to prison.
The defendants were initially acquitted, but a court decision in November resurrected the case against them.