Kuwait: A court in Kuwait on Tuesday sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen and an Iranian national to death after they were found guilty of intelligence links with Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
The court described the first defendant as a traitor who masterminded the plot targeting Kuwait, used weapons and recruited 14 other traitors.
The court also sentenced one defendant to life in jail, 15 others to 15 years and one to five years, Kuwaiti news site Al Aan reported. One suspect was fined KD5,000 and four others were acquitted.
According to the case documents, 25 Kuwaiti and Iranian suspects were put on trial for intelligence links withIran and Hezbollah, and for possessingweapons and explosives. They were arrested in August.
The first court hearing was held on September 15.
