Kuwaiti Media Personality Detained For Seeking Israeli Normalization

• CrossFireArabia
• January 9, 2025

The Kuwaiti Public Prosecution issued a decision, Thursday, to detain media personality Fajr Al-Saeed for 21 days in pretrial detention and referred her to the country’s Central Prison, on charges of calling for normalization with Israel.

Local media reported that the case “includes a complaint filed by the Ministry of Interior accusing Al-Saeed of harming the national interests and violating the Unified Law for Boycotting Israel No. 21 of 1964, which criminalizes any dealings or calls for normalization with the Zionist entity.”

Al-Saeed is scheduled to appear before a detention renewal judge in the coming days, to consider whether to continue her detention or release her on bail, until a session is set for her trial.

On 31 May, 1964, the Kuwaiti National Assembly approved the “Unified Law for Boycotting Israel” following the decree issued on 26 May, 1957, by the late Emir of Kuwait Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, which imposes penalties on those who “deal financially with Israel.”

According to Kuwaiti law, Israel is considered an enemy state, and natural and legal persons are prohibited from concluding agreements or deals with entities or persons residing in Israel, belonging to it by nationality, or working on its behalf or for its benefit according to the Quds Press website.