On 14 June the Misdemeanours’ Court of Cassation suspended ‘Abdulhakim al-Fadhli’s one year prison sentence which had been upheld on 16 May by the Cassation Court. On appeal, the Technical Committee of the Supreme Judicial Council had converted criminal charges against him to misdemeanour public order charges in relation to his participation in an “illegal gathering” on 10 December 2012 in Taima, west of Kuwait City. While ‘Abdulhakim al-Fadhli was awaiting transfer from the Cassation Court to the Central Prison on 14 June, he was severely beaten by three policemen in charge of the transfer of prisoners and was injured on the left side of his forehead. He complained to the prison authorities and was seen the next day by a doctor. The court will review ‘Abdulhakim al-Fadhli’s case and has set 22 September to issue its verdict.
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