Sunday, November 4, 2012
Kuwait arrests opposition leader for negative comments against regime
[JURIST] Opposition leader and former MP Mussallam Al Barrak [Gulf News backgrounder] was arrested on Tuesday after criticizing leader Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, which is a crime under Kuwait's constitution. Barrak was arrested [Gulf News Report] after a public speech on October 15 was found to contain remarks detrimental to the "social and political balance of the country." His remarks broke the silence surrounding criticisms of the regime that has lasted for decades. The rally was in...
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