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Kuwait to bail politician after arrest for insulting emir | Reduction

Kuwait to bail politician after arrest for insulting emir

Poster with the Emir of Kuwait - looks very happy!
Poster with the Emir of Kuwait - looks very happy! by Steve & Jemma Copley
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Kuwait riot police used stun grenades and tear gas Wednesday to disperse thousands of angry demonstrators who marched on the central prison in Kuwait City, where a leading opposition figure was detained. Kuwaiti authorities have decided to free a prominent opposition politician on bail after charging him with insulting the ruling emir, his lawyer said Thursday. Although OPEC member Kuwait has avoided the kind of mass pro-democracy unrest seen in other Arab countries, tensions have mounted between the elected parliament and the government ahead of a December vote. Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament was picked up from his home Monday night, two weeks after a protest rally at which he made rare critical remarks directed at the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah.

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Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah

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Musallam al-Barrak

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Country: Kuwait

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City: Kuwait City

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