An Australian woman who was jailed in Kuwait couple of months back after insulting the Amir of Kuwait during a scuffle at the Kuwait airport with officials, has spoken to the media about her experience. The interview below was given to ABC TV in Australia.

Sydney woman Nasrah al Shamery has returned to her family after receiving a suspended sentence on appeal for allegedly insulting the ruling Emir of Kuwait.

She is home and none too happy about the past six months spent in a Kuwaiti prison.

In her first interview, the 44-year-old maintains her innocence and reveals the pain she has been through since a fateful airport altercation last December…

I believe she is very lucky to be released after insulting a State official of the highest order, the Amir. If she was in some other country she would have faced the guillotine. How hard is it to follow the law of the land when you are travelling? Its all a matter of showing respect to the law and sentiments to the host country. We all remember what happened to that couple who were caught on the beach in Dubai. Just stick to the law simple as that.

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