Kuwaiti court affirms sentences for al-Neibari attackers

The Kuwaiti court of appeals on Thursday endorsed prison sentences handed down in December 1997 against people accused of attacking the opposition liberal parliamentarian Abdullah al-Neibari.

Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced one Kuwaiti and two Iranians to life in prison for their unsucessful assassination attempt on the life of al-Neibari who is known as an activist against corruption. Another Kuwaiti was sentenced for 10 years in prison under charges of being involved in assassination attempts that took place on June 6, 1997.

Al-Neibari who leads the liberal opposition was hit in his jaw and his wife was slightly wounded. He returned to Kuwait in October 1997 following four months of medical treatment in the US. The incident raised great controversy in Kuwaiti because al-Neibari was known for his anti-corruption activities. He chaired a committee in the previous Kuwaiti assembly which investigated several embezzling operations.