Kuwaiti authorities recently arrested a Syrian man who sent nude images of his wife to a friend because he wanted to break a "black magic spell" he thought was cast on her.
According to Al Rai newspaper, the arrest came after the wife discovered the photos on her husband's phone and reported him to the police.
At first, the husband denied his wife's allegations, accusing her of being "delirious" and mentally unstable.
However, investigators became even more suspicious about the defendant when a phone search showed he had deleted several images and texts off his mobile before being interrogated.
The man's friend was then investigated and told the shocking truth
When police questioned the husband's friend on the matter, he reaffirmed the wife's statement.
The man said the defendant sent him several nude images of the woman and asked that they are sent over to a sheikh in Jordan who would get rid of a spell she was under.
The photos were then sent to the cleric, who allegedly worked on breaking the spell. After the damning statement, both the husband and his friend were detained and now face further investigations in the case.
Charges against them come under the country's cybercrime laws and include misusing a mobile phone, invading the woman's privacy and defaming her.
In 2016, a new, strict cybercrime law took effect in Kuwait
In 2016, almost a year after it was first announced, Kuwaiti authorities officially passed a new cybercrime law, considered one the strictest in the country's modern history.
The legislation "establishes criminal penalties for offenses such as hacking electronic systems and retrieving personal data without authorization, as well as fraud, publishing pornography, and engaging in human trafficking via the Internet."
Under it, anyone who misuses the internet and social media, in any way, can receive "harsh penalties", including fines and jail sentences.
At the time the law was issued, the Undersecretary of Legal Affairs in the Interior Ministry, Major General Assad Al-Ruwaie, said the legislation comes as part of the Interior Ministry's efforts "to fight all types of crimes", and "protect society from electronic crimes".
However, it was highly criticized by activists and human rights organizations who considered it a blow to an individuals' freedom of speech.