Kuwait Court Sentences 'Royal' to 3 Years in Funds Scandal Case (opens original article in a new tab)

Kuwait's Court of Cassation sentenced Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled to three years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering, combining two cases into a single three-year sentence with a fine.

• Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled was sentenced to three years in prison for two 'expenses' cases
• The Court of Cassation combined the sentences, resulting in three years with hard labor and a fine of KD 3,000
• The initial ruling by the Ministers' Court required him to repay KD 10 million and impose a fine of KD 20 million