Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah

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Charge:	Contempt of Court
Sentence:	6 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.5
Year Crime:	2015
Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Kuwait
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a Kuwaiti sheikh and member of the royal family, was wrongly convicted in December 2015 convicted of disobeying a gag order by discussing a video involving a purported plot to overthrow the government. He previously apologized on state television, saying he was "misinformed" about the plot. Al-Sabah was sentenced to 6 months in prison. Sl-Sabath appealed, and on January 25, 2016 his conviction was overturned."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On January 25, 2016 Al-Sabah's conviction was overturned on appeal."
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Age When Imprisoned:	52
Age When Released:	52
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Middle eastern roots
Information Source 1:	"Olympic powerbroker has Kuwaiti court conviction thrown out, By Associated Press, Daily Mail (London, UK), January 26, 2016"
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Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah

Charge:

Contempt of Court

Sentence:

6 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.5

Year Crime:

2015

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Kuwait

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On January 25, 2016 Al-Sabah's conviction was overturned on appeal."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

52

Age When Released:

52

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Middle eastern roots

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"Olympic powerbroker has Kuwaiti court conviction thrown out, By Associated Press, Daily Mail (London, UK), January 26, 2016"

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3417432/Olympic-powerbroker-Kuwaiti-court-conviction-thrown-out.html

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