Kuwait Times, Sunday, May 28, 2023 | Thul-Qidah 8, 1444
In a first, top court orders govt to reinstate citizenship of 3 families
Kuwait:
Kuwait’s court of cassation, whose verdicts are
final, ordered the government in a landmark ruling on Thursday to return the
citizenship of three families whose nationality was revoked. Kuwaiti courts
normally refuse to look into cases involving citizenship disputes under the
pretext that such issues are sovereign cases and should not be debated in
courts. But the cassation court decided on Wednesday to rule on such cases and
ordered the government to return the revoked citizenships, setting a precedent
for courts to follow in the future.
Meanwhile, the court of first instance on Thursday fined 20 tribesmen KD 5,000
each for taking part in outlawed tribal primaries. Also, former MP Ahmad
Al-Ahmad denied in a statement that he had pulled out of the election race,
describing such reports as rumors aimed at weakening his chances of winning a
seat. Hamad was elected to the Assembly for the first time in 2020, but he
failed to win in the 2022 elections that were annulled by the constitutional
court. This time he is bidding again to retain his seat.
Former MP Ali Al-Saeed said continued disputes between two groups in the
National Assembly have frustrated the Kuwaiti people, who are suffering as a
result. He said Kuwait is experiencing a highly polluted atmosphere and
instability, adding he could run for the speaker’s post if he wins a seat in the
June 6 parliamentary polls.
Member of the 2022 scrapped Assembly Saud Al-Asfour blamed the government for
not implementing laws, adding the constitutional court law must be amended to
prevent dissolving assemblies easily. Candidate Mohammad Jawhar Hayat said if he
wins a seat, he plans to submit a draft resolution calling for comprehensive
political reforms for the sake of achieving the aspirations of the people. He
added the Kuwaiti people now understand that sectarianism, tribalism and racism
will not resolve their problems.