After being held by police for 12 days at the headquarters of the criminal investigation department in Kuwait City, journalist Mohammed Al-Jassem appeared in court again Tuesday morning and was able to challenge the legality of his detention and the way the investigation has been conducted, Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) has reported.
At the end of a hearing of more than two hours, the court ordered his release on bail of 1,000 dinars (2,300 euros) and set another hearing for December 10. This time he paid the bail and was released. He had previously refused to pay bail on the grounds that his detention was illegal.
