Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1318

Opening a shop for selling or renting publications without a licence from the Ministry of Information is punishable under Article 26 of Law No. 3 of 2006 concerning publications and publishing. - The case papers’ absence of conclusive evidence that the accused owns the shop that is the subject of the charge or is responsible for managing it. Its effect: he is not among those addressed by Article 3 of Law No. 3 of 2006 concerning publications and publishing. His criminal liability is therefore negated, requiring acquittal. - 359 - Criminal - Prohibition on publishing news of the bankruptcy of merchants, commercial companies or banks:-