Kuwaiti fashionista Fatima Al-Momen released after three-year prison sentence
Fatima Al-Momen has been released.
Kuwaiti authorities have closed the chapter on one of the most high-profile cases that shook Kuwaiti and Gulf public opinion. On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Kuwaiti fashionista Fatima Al-Momen was released after serving her three-year prison sentence for a horrific traffic accident in the summer of 2023 that resulted in significant loss of life.
The decision to release Al-Momen was a standard legal procedure following her full service of the court ruling. The Kuwaiti Court of Cassation had legally concluded the case in July 2024, upholding the Court of Appeals’ decision, which sentenced the fashionista to three years imprisonment with hard labor, along with a supplementary penalty of suspending her driver’s license for one year. Al-Momen received the maximum penalty stipulated in Article 154 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code, which applies to cases of manslaughter resulting from recklessness, negligence, or failure to observe traffic regulations.
The threads of this tragedy trace back to the dawn of August 24, 2023, the night the streets of Kuwait City became the scene of a horrific accident. At the intersection of Al-Sour Street and King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Road, at approximately 3:17 AM, a violent collision occurred after Al-Mo’men’s vehicle ran a red light at a speed exceeding the legal limit. This reckless driving resulted in a horrific collision with another car, instantly killing two people and seriously injuring two others who were with them. The injured were subsequently transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
Immediately following the accident, security forces acted decisively. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced the pre-trial detention of the well-known social media influencer and her transfer to the Central Prison. Al-Mo’men faced a serious indictment containing ten major charges, most notably: manslaughter, causing injury by negligence, exceeding the speed limit, running a red light, reckless driving, damaging public and private property, and driving a vehicle with expired insurance.
When was Fatima Al-Momen released?
Kuwaiti fashionista Fatima Al-Momen was released on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, after completing her three-year sentence, which began following her arrest after a tragic traffic accident in August 2023.
What were the main charges against Fatima Al-Momen?
Al-Momen faced a list of 10 official charges, the most prominent of which were manslaughter, running a red light, speeding, and reckless driving resulting in damage to property and loss of life.
