Detention of Kuwaiti Actress Pending Investigation in Controversial Audio Recording Case

Detention of Kuwaiti Actress Pending Investigation in Controversial Audio Recording Case
Illustrative image of an audio recording

The recording dates back to 2021, and the concerned authorities confronted the actress with the circulated audio The decision to place her in pretrial detention came pending completion of legal procedures

The Public Prosecution in Kuwait has ordered the detention of a well-known actress for 21 days and her transfer to the Central Prison, pending investigation in a case classified under State Security, following the circulation of an audio recording attributed to her on social media. The actress’s name has not been officially disclosed.

In recent days, the platform X witnessed the spread of an audio clip attributed to the actress, containing remarks criticizing internal conditions in the country and including phrases described as offensive, while the speaker in the recording affirmed her love and loyalty to Kuwait.

Summoned for questioning

Sources indicated that the recording dates back to 2021, and that the competent authorities confronted the actress with the circulated audio after summoning her. She was subsequently transferred to the Women's Prison and placed under investigation, pending the results of forensic audio analysis that will definitively determine whether the voice in the recording is hers.

Investigation ongoing

The sources confirmed that the case remains under investigation, and that the decision to detain her pending trial was made until all procedures are completed and the details of the incident and the nature of the statements in the recording are fully clarified.