Kuwait's highest court on Sunday sentenced former defense and interior minister Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah al-Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah, who faced similar charges, was ordered by the court to return the funds he mismanaged. Both men had denied the charges. Sheikh Jaber had in 2019 resigned as prime minister, a post he had held since 2011, after lawmakers sought a no-confidence vote against Sheikh Khalid, who was interior minister at the time.
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Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah al-Sabah, a former Kuwaiti defence and interior minister, was given a seven-year jail sentenced for mishandling military funds, following the revival of a case brought against him and ex-PM Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Salah.