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Wednesday, 17 March, 2021 - 06:15
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim. (KUNA) Kuwait - Merza al-Khuwaldi
Kuwait dropped on Tuesday the Interior Ministry’s legal charges against several opposition MPs for flouting coronavirus preventive measures.
Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah said the political leadership ordered that the charges filed by the ministry against the 38 lawmakers be dropped.
The political leadership stressed the importance of cooperation between the legislative and executive authorities to confront all challenges, underling the need to respect the constitution, laws and health precautions, he added.
The PM expressed his gratitude to Emir Sheikh Nawaf a-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Crown Prince Mishal al-Ahmad for ordering that the charges be dropped.
Monday, 15 March, 2021 - 05:45 Kuwait - Merza al-Khuwaldi
Kuwait s Constitutional Court annulled on Sunday the membership of MP Bader Zayed Al-Dahoum for insulting the Emir.
By-elections in the Fifth Constituency to fill in his vacant seat, a court ruling said, according to the state news agency KUNA.
The court, chaired by justice Mohammad bin Naji, ruled in favor of a law suit contesting parliamentary membership of Al-Dahoum thus annulled his membership as a representative of the Fifth Constituency.
By-elections would be held to fill in the vacant seat.
Al-Dahoum was elected to the National Assembly during last year’s elections.
The court found him guilty of insulting the Emir on June 8, 2014.
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