Kuwaiti government officials have sentenced Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein Mattook to death in absentia, on political charges including being a member of Hezbollah and supporting Iran. Kuwaiti government officials sentenced Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein Mathouk to death in the absence of political charges including membership in Hezbollah and support for Iran. The wisdom of the Kuwaiti authorities is to execute Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein Mathouk in absentia, on political charges including membership in Hezbollah and support for Iran.