Kuwaiti Man Sued, Detained For Comments Made Against Bahrain Royal

Kuwaiti citizen Nasser Abdul (pictured in blue in this image from his Twitter profile) was detained last week for comments that he made on Twitter allegedly criticizing the ruling families of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

In the first arrest of its kind in the country, Abdul was detained for more than three hours on Thursday and made an appearance at the General Prosecution office on Sunday. According to MENAFN.com, Abdul has been formally charged with damaging the country’s interests and severing political relationships with brotherly countries.