The Ministerial Court sentenced him to 14 years of imprisonment and imposed fines and restitution totaling approximately 98 million USD for funds misappropriated during his tenure.

[8] On 2 July 2024, Talal Al-Khaled was brought to trial before the Ministerial Court following a referral of his case by the Permanent Investigation Committee, which had previously reviewed his testimony.

He faced charges of embezzling public funds from the secret expense budgets of both the Ministries of Interior and Defense, during his tenure as the minister overseeing these departments.

[9] Subsequent to the court’s decision, Al Khalid was released on a bail of 2,000 Kuwaiti Dinars and was subject to a travel ban pending the outcome of the trial.

[9] On 14 January 2025, Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah was convicted by the Ministerial Court for embezzlement and money laundering involving the “secret expenses” budgets of the Ministries of Defense and Interior.