Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwait's prime minister, received senior figures from the country's judiciary. Hani Mohammed Al-Hamadan, head of the Supreme Judicial Council and chief justice of the Court of Cassation, was among the visitors. Dara Abdullah Al-Waqyan, deputy chief justice of the Court of Cassation, accompanied him. Tariq Abdul Latif Al-Jaber, president of the Court of Appeal, was also present. All three officials were identified as first counselors, a senior grade within the Kuwaiti judiciary. The published account focused on who attended and did not say what was discussed or decided. Kuwait News was the first outlet to carry the report.