The Court of Appeals Wednesday commuted the Criminal Court verdict and sentenced a Kuwaiti sergeant in the National Guard, Mohamed Hamad Fahad Al-Juwaied, to life in prison for spying on Kuwait. The court also acquitted Juwaied of all other charges against him. "This verdict is a great change in the case results because it shows the court is satisfied some of the charges were fabricated," Attorney Mohamed Al-Ali, lawyer for Juwaied, told the Arab Times after the verdict was issued. "The verdict saves the man from being sent to the gallows, said Ali. "It also gives the defence a ray of hope to save him from being imprisoned," the lawyer added.