(Gulf News) — A religious figure who had been stripped of his Kuwaiti nationality after he insulted iconic Islamic figures was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years in prison.

A criminal court in Kuwait City found Yasser Al Habeeb guilty of insulting Aisha, the wife of Prophet Mohammad [PBUH] and daughter of the first Caliph Abu Baker Al Siddique. The decision was based on a 1970 legal text related to state security crimes.

The verdict, if not challenged, is likely to put Al Habeeb on Interpol’s wanted list and arrested, Al Aan news portal reported.

Kuwait in September last year stripped the controversial figure of his citizenship after it accused him accusing him of heinous crimes that prejudiced Kuwaitis and Muslims and threatened social peace.