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Kuwait jails 67 for 2011 storming of parliament

November 27, 2017


Left to Right: Mohammed Al-Mater; Walid Tabtabai; Jamaan Al-Harbash.
Left to Right: Mohammed Al-Mater; Walid Tabtabai; Jamaan Al-Harbash.



Kuwait City — A Kuwaiti court on Monday sentenced to prison 67 people over a 2011 raid on parliament, a defense lawyer said.

Musallam Al-Barrak, three MPs and 63 others were convicted of violence against police during the takeover of the parliament building, Youssef Al-Harbash said.

Barrak and MPs and Jamaan Al-Harbash were sentenced to seven years, while , the third MP, received a one-year jail term.

The remaining defendants were handed sentences ranging from one to seven years.

Barrak has previously served a two-year sentence for insulting Kuwait’s emir. He was released in April. — Agencies


November 27, 2017
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